| cyanoalanine nitrilase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.5.5.4 |
| Cas Number: | 85638-44-4 |
| Go Code: | 0047427 |
In enzymology, a cyanoalanine nitrilase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
3-cyano-L-alanine + 2 H2O
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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.