Chemicals and Drugs

Carbon-Nitrogen Lyases

Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-nitrogen bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. Subclasses are the AMMONIA-LYASES, the AMIDINE-LYASES, the amine-lyases, and other carbon-nitrogen lyases. EC 4.3.

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Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-nitrogen bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. Subclasses are the AMMONIA-LYASES, the AMIDINE-LYASES, the amine-lyases, and other carbon-nitrogen lyases. EC 4.3.

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  • Carbon Nitrogen Lyases
  • Lyases, Carbon-Nitrogen

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  • Lyases (1966-1997)

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  1. D08.811w.520w.232

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbon-Nitrogen Lyases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019759. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019759
  2. Carbon-Nitrogen Lyases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74796348