Arylacetonitrilase

arylacetonitrilase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.5.5
CAS number 132053-06-6
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, an arylacetonitrilase (EC 3.5.5.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-chlorophenylacetonitrile + 2 H2O 4-chlorophenylacetate + NH3

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-chlorophenylacetonitrile and H2O, whereas its two products are 4-chlorophenylacetate 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 arylacetonitrile aminohydrolase. This enzyme participates in cyanoamino acid metabolism.

References

    • Mauger J, Nagasawa T & Yamada H (1990). "Occurrence of a novel nitrilase, arylacetonitrilase, in Alcaligenes faecalis JM3". Arch. Microbiol. 155: 1&ndash, 6. doi:10.1007/BF00291265.
    • Nagasawa T, Mauger J, Yamada H (1990). "A novel nitrilase, arylacetonitrilase, of Alcaligenes faecalis JM3 Purification and characterization". Eur. J. Biochem. 194 (3): 765&ndash, 72. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19467.x. PMID 2269298.


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