N-formylglutamate deformylase () is an enzyme characterised from rats and Pseudomonas putida which catalyzes the hydrolysis of N-formyl-L-glutamic acid to L-glutamic acid and formic acid:
The reaction is part of the catabolism of histidine, and the enzyme has been located in the genome of Pseudomonas putida.
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 N-formyl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include beta-citryl-L-glutamate hydrolase, formylglutamate deformylase, N-formylglutamate hydrolase, beta-citrylglutamate amidase, beta-citryl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase, beta-citryl-L-glutamate amidase, beta-citrylglutamate amidase, and beta-citryl-L-glutamate-hydrolyzing enzyme.
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