Description
Methylenediurea is hydrolysed and decarboxylated to give an aminated methylurea, which then spontaneously hydrolyses to hydroxymethylurea. The enzyme from Ochrobactrum anthropi also hydrolyses dimethylenetriurea and trimethylenetetraurea as well as ureidoglycolate, which is hydrolysed to urea and glyoxylate, and allantoate, which is hydrolysed to ureidoglycolate, ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Form
Liquid or lyophilized powder
Storage
Store it at +4 ºC for short term. For long term storage, store it at -20 ºC～-80 ºC.
Synonyms
methylenediurease
Reaction
methylenediurea + 2 H2O = N-(hydroxymethyl)urea + 2 NH3 + CO2 (overall reaction); (1a) methylenediurea + H2O = N-(carboxyaminomethyl)urea + NH3; (1b) N-(carboxyaminomethyl)urea = N-(aminomethyl)urea + CO2 (spontaneous); (1c) N-(aminomethyl)urea + H2O = N-(hydroxymethyl)urea + NH3 (spontaneous)
Notes
This item requires custom production and lead time is between 5-9 weeks. We can custom produce according to your specifications.
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