Urease

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 Internet Database 5 References

Introduction

• Urease-producing bacteria include:
• Proteus
• Staphylococcus
• Klebsiella
• Pseudomonas
• E. coli
• Helicobacter pylori Urease producing bacteria in the urinary tract predispose to formation of struvite stones.

More General Terms

• amidohydrolase
• metalloprotein
• plant-specific molecule
• bacterial protein
• invertebrate-specific protein

Additional Terms

• Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test (rapid urease assay, Pylori-Tek, Hp-fast)
• carbon-labeled urea breath testing (BreathTek UBT)
• struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate, MgNH4PO4)
• urea (carbamide)

Internet Database

Prosite: [1]
Prosite: [2]

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 616

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