Ricinine nitrilase

ricinine nitrilase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.5.2
CAS number 9075-40-5
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, a ricinine nitrilase (EC 3.5.5.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ricinine + 2 H2O 3-carboxy-4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-pyridone + NH3

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ricinine and H2O, whereas its two products are 3-carboxy-4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-pyridone 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 ricinine aminohydrolase. This enzyme participates in nitrogen metabolism.

References

    • ROBINSON WG, HOOK RH (1964). "RICININE NITRILASE. I. REACTION PRODUCT AND SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY". J. Biol. Chem. 239: 4257&ndash, 62. PMID 14247679.
    • HOOK RH, ROBINSON WG (1964). "RICININE NITRILASE. II. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES". J. Biol. Chem. 239: 4263&ndash, 7. PMID 14247680.
    • Pace HC, Brenner C (2001). "The nitrilase superfamily: classification, structure and function". Genome Biol. 2 (1): REVIEWS0001. doi:10.1186/gb-2001-2-1-reviews0001. PMC 150437. PMID 11380987.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.