ID   4.3.3.8
DE   mimosinase.
AN   mimosine amidohydrolase.
CA   H2O + L-mimosine = 3-hydroxy-4H-pyrid-4-one + NH4(+) + pyruvate.
CC   -!- A pyridoxal 5'-phosphate protein.
CC   -!- The enzyme degrades the toxic amino acid L-mimosine.
CC   -!- It cleaves a carbon-nitrogen bond, releasing 3-hydroxy-4H-pyrid-4-one
CC       and an unstable enamine product that tautomerizes to an imine form,
CC       which undergoes a hydrolytic deamination to form pyruvate and
CC       ammonia.
CC   -!- It is thought to have evolved from EC 4.4.1.13.
CC   -!- It has been described in both mimosine-producing plants and some
CC       bacteria.
CC   -!- Formerly EC 3.5.1.61.
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