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3.5.5.5: Arylacetonitrilase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about Arylacetonitrilase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 3.5.5.5

Reaction

4-Chlorophenylacetonitrile
+ 2 H2O =
4-chlorophenylacetate
+
NH3

Synonyms

Arylacetonitrilase, arylacetonitrile-hydrolyzing nitrilase, arylacetonitrile-specific nitrilase, blr3397, enantioselective arylacetonitrilase, GPnor51, NIT, NitA, NitAd, NitAk2, NitAn, NitMp, NitP, nitrilase, nitrilase PpL19, Nitrilase, arylaceto-, NitTv

ECTree

     3 Hydrolases
         3.5 Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
             3.5.5 In nitriles
                3.5.5.5 Arylacetonitrilase

Activating Compound

Activating Compound on EC 3.5.5.5 - Arylacetonitrilase

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ACTIVATING COMPOUND
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
IMAGE
2-mercaptoethanol
dithiothreitol
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activation
phenylacetonitrile
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absolutely required as growth nitrogen source substrate for induction of the enzyme, cannot be substituted by ammonia or epsilon-caprolactam
Sodium hydrosulfide
-
activation
additional information
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expression is induced by growing the strain in the presence of different nitriles and /or complex or inorganic nitrogen sources. The highest nitrile hydrolysing activity is observed with cells grown with 2-cyanopyridine and NaNO3
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