Nα-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase () is an enzyme characterised from a soil microorganism that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the carbamate, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine, to benzyl alcohol, carbon dioxide and L-leucine:
This enzyme is a hydrolase, one acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine urethanehydrolase. Other names in use include benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase, Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl amino acid urethane hydrolase IV, and alpha-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine urethanehydrolase.
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