Biotinidase
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"BTD" redirects here. For other uses, see BTD (disambiguation).
Biotinidase (EC 3.5.1.12, amidohydrolase biotinidase, BTD), also known as biotinase,[1] is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BTD gene.
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Aliases | amidohydrolase biotinidasebiotin-amide amidohydrolase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Symbol | BTD | ||||||
NCBI gene | 686 | ||||||
HGNC | 1122 | ||||||
OMIM | 609019 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_000060 | ||||||
UniProt | P43251 | ||||||
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EC number | 3.5.1.12 | ||||||
Locus | Chr. 3 p25 | ||||||
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The enzyme breaks down biotin amides, releasing free biotin and the amine. The main substrate is biocytin, or biotin linked to lysine. It is also capable of breaking apart biotin esters.