What is "pentanamidase"

In enzymology, a pentanamidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

pentanamide + HO $\rightleftharpoons$ pentanoate + NH

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are pentanamide and HO, whereas its two products are valerate and NH.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is pentanamide amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called valeramidase.