ID   3.5.1.46
DE   6-aminohexanoate-oligomer exohydrolase.
AN   6-aminohexanoate-dimer hydrolase.
AN   6-aminohexanoic acid oligomer hydrolase.
AN   nylon-6 hydrolase.
CA   (1) [N-(6-aminohexanoyl)](n) + H2O = 6-aminohexanoate +
CA   [N-(6-aminohexanoyl)](n-1).
CA   (2) H2O + N-(6-aminohexanoyl)-6-aminohexanoate = 2 6-aminohexanoate.
CC   -!- The enzyme is involved in degradation of nylon-6 oligomers.
CC   -!- It degrades linear oligomers of 6-aminohexanoate with a degree of
CC       polymerization of 2-20 by exo-type cleavage, removing residues
CC       sequentially from the N-terminus.
CC   -!- Activity decreases with the increase of the polymerization number of
CC       the oligomer; cf. EC 3.5.1.117 and EC 3.5.2.12.
DR   P07062, NYLB2_PAEUR;  P07061, NYLB_PAEUR ;
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