Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 5R

Bacteria use the enzyme urease to obtain nitrogen in a form they can use from urea in the following reaction:

CO(NH 2 ) 2 Urea + H 2 O 2NH 3 Ammonia + CO 2 Carbon dioxide

What purpose does the enzyme serve in this reaction? What type of reaction is this?

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