ID 3.5.1.36 DE N-methyl-2-oxoglutaramate hydrolase. AN 5-hydroxy-N-methylpyroglutamate synthase. CA N-methyl-2-oxoglutaramate + H2O = methylamine + 2-oxoglutarate. CC -!- In the reverse reaction, the product cyclizes non-enzymically to CC 2-hydroxy-N-methyl-5-oxoproline. //