NIT2 Antibody / Nitrilase homolog 2

NIT2 belongs to a branch of the nitrilase superfamily of enzymes that cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. NIT2 functions as an omega-amidase and catalyzes hydrolysis of alpha-ketoglutaramate, forming alpha-ketoglutarate and ammonia. This reaction is also functionally coupled with a subset of transaminases that reaminate the keto acid analogs of some essential amino acids, most particularly methionine and phenylalanine.