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In enzymology an ethanolamine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionethanolamine acetaldehyde + NH3Hence this enzyme has one substrate ethanolamine and two products acetaldehyde and NH3.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically ammonia lyases which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ethanolamine ammonia-lyase (acetaldehyde-forming). This enzyme is also called ethanolamine deaminase.