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Cyanoalanine nitrilase

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cyanoalanine nitrilase
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EC no.3.5.5.4
CAS no.85638-44-4
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In enzymology, a cyanoalanine nitrilase (EC 3.5.5.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3-cyano-L-alanine + 2 H2O {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } L-aspartate + NH3

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-cyano-L-alanine and H2O, whereas its two products are L-aspartate and NH3.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in nitriles. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-cyano-L-alanine aminohydrolase. This enzyme is also called beta-cyanoalanine nitrilase. This enzyme participates in cyanoamino acid metabolism.

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Hydrolases: carbon-nitrogen non-peptide (EC 3.5)
3.5.1: Linear amides /
Amidohydrolases
3.5.2: Cyclic amides/
Amidohydrolases
3.5.3: Linear amidines/
Ureohydrolases
3.5.4: Cyclic amidines/
Aminohydrolases
3.5.5: Nitriles/
Aminohydrolases
3.5.99: Other
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