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IUBMB Comments Does not accept aliphatic hydroxynitriles, unlike EC 4.1.2.10 (mandelonitrile lyase), EC 4.1.2.46 [aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase] and EC 4.1.2.47 [(S)-hydroxynitrile ketone-lyase (cyanide forming)].
The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
hydroxynitrile lyase, oxynitrilase, sbhnl, (s)-hnl, s-oxynitrilase, (s)-p-hydroxy-mandelonitrile lyase,
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(S)-p-Hydroxy-mandelonitrile lyase
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Lyase, hydroxymandelonitrile
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Sorghum hydroxynitrile lyase
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(S)-HNL
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(S)-Hydroxynitrile lyase
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(S)-Hydroxynitrile lyase
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HNL
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Hydroxynitrile lyase
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SbHNL
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile = cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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cyanohydrin formation
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(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase (cyanide-forming)
Does not accept aliphatic hydroxynitriles, unlike EC 4.1.2.10 (mandelonitrile lyase), EC 4.1.2.46 [aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase] and EC 4.1.2.47 [(S)-hydroxynitrile ketone-lyase (cyanide forming)].
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(R,S)-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
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(S)-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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Benzaldehyde + cyanide
(S)-Mandelonitrile
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cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-p-hydroxymandelonitrile
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DL-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
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HCN + 3-phenylpropionaldehyde
(2S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanenitrile
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17% enantiomeric excess
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HCN + 3-phenylpropionaldehyde
2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanenitrile
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-p-hydroxymandelonitrile
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HCN + acrolein
(2S)-2-hydroxybut-3-enenitrile
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25% enantiomeric excess
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HCN + acrolein
2-hydroxybut-3-enenitrile
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HCN + benzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
isovanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + isovanillin
vanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + vanillin
additional information
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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inactive against 2-hydroxymanelonitrile or 3-hydroxymandelonitrile
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
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(S)-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
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inactive
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(S)-mandelonitrile
cyanide + benzaldehyde
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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involved in cyanogenesis through its ability to catalyze the stereospecific retro-addition of cyanohydrins into toxic HCN and a carbonyl compound
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanogenesis of higher plants
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cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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(S)-specific
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
(S)-specific
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
(S)-specific
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HCN + benzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
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HCN + benzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
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HCN + benzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
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HCN + benzaldehyde
(S)-mandelonitrile
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99% enantiomeric excess
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isovanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + isovanillin
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isovanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + isovanillin
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vanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + vanillin
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vanillin cyanohydrin
cyanide + vanillin
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20% the rate of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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additional information
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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additional information
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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additional information
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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additional information
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substrate range of SbHNL is limited to aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, does not accept aliphatic aldehydes as substrates
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When the temperature decreases from 25°C to -5°C, the enantiomeric excess increases from 18% to 30%
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When the temperature decreases from 25°C to -5°C, the enantiomeric excess increases from 18% to 30%
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(S)-4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
Cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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(S)-mandelonitrile
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-p-hydroxymandelonitrile
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HCN + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
(S)-p-hydroxymandelonitrile
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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involved in cyanogenesis through its ability to catalyze the stereospecific retro-addition of cyanohydrins into toxic HCN and a carbonyl compound
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4-Hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanogenesis of higher plants
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additional information
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no flavin group
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no flavin group
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no requirement for metal ions
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p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid
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not inhibited by iodoacetamide, p-chloromercuribenzoate, 2,2'-dipyridyl, 1,10-phenanthroline, phenylthiourea, NaCN, FeSO4, Na2S
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not inhibited by iodoacetamide, p-chloromercuribenzoate, 2,2'-dipyridyl, 1,10-phenanthroline, phenylthiourea, NaCN, FeSO4, Na2S
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not inhibited by EDTA, 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2'-dipyridyl
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0.28 - 11
(R,S)-mandelonitrile
4.1
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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pH 5.0, 25°C
5.9
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
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pH 5.0, 25°C
0.55
4-hydroxymandelonitrile
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cyanide
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pH 5.0, 25°C
0.7
D,L-hydroxymandelonitrile
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1.2
D,L-isovanillin cyanohydrin
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0.73
D,L-vanillin cyanohydrin
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0.79
DL-mandelonitrile
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0.28
(R,S)-mandelonitrile
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lyase 2
11
(R,S)-mandelonitrile
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lyase 1
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4-hydroxymandelonitrile
additional information
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40% of maxinmum activity
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when the temperature decreases from 25°C to -5°C, the enantiomeric excess increases from 18% to 30%
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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Uniprot
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brenda
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Uniprot
brenda
i.e. Sorghum vulgare
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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brenda
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soluble cytoplasm, microsomal or vacuolar location
brenda
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HNLS_SORBI
510
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56319
Swiss-Prot
Chloroplast (Reliability: 5 )
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180000
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sedimentation equilibrium centrifugation
23000
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2 * 23000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE, reducing conditions
29000
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4 * 29000, lyase 1, SDS-PAGE
36500
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1 * 36500, lyase 2, SDS-PAGE
38000
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lyase 2, gel filtration
95000 - 105000
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gel filtration
108000
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gel filtration
108000
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lyase 1, gel filtration
22000
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2 * 22000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE
22000
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x * 33000 + x * 22000
33000
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2 * 23000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE, reducing conditions
33000
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2 * 22000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE
33000
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x * 33000 + x * 22000
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x * 33000 + x * 22000
heterotetramer
alpha2,beta2 heterotetramer consisting of two alpha,beta heterodimers
monomer
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1 * 36500, lyase 2, SDS-PAGE
tetramer
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2 * 23000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE, reducing conditions
tetramer
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2 * 22000 + 2 * 33000, SDS-PAGE
tetramer
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4 * 29000, lyase 1, SDS-PAGE
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glycoprotein
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both types of subunits are glycosylated, types of sugar: alpha-D-mannose, alpha-D-glucose, alpha D-galactose, alpha-D-N-acetylglucosmaine
glycoprotein
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lyase 2 - not lyase 1 - is glycosylated
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enzyme in complex with the inhibitor benzoic acid determined at 2.3 A resolution and refined to a crystallographic R-factor of 16.5%, space group C2, cell dimensions a = 150.7 A, b = 103.7 A, c = 90.6 A, beta = 101.3°
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35
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thermal inactivation above
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30 min, complete inactivation
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half-life 2.7 h
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60% loss of activity after 5 min, protein impurities in crude extract protect
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half-life 0.5 h
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60 min, less than 40% loss of activity
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-15°C, no loss of activity after 3 months
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synthesis
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biocatalyst for the enantiospecific addition of hydrogen cyanide to aldehydes in organic solvents
synthesis
first (S)-HNL used in organic solvents for the preparation of (S)-cyanohydrins
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Bove, C.; Conn, E.E.
Metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. II. Purification and properties of the oxynitrilase of Sorghum vulgare
J. Biol. Chem.
236
207-210
1961
Sorghum bicolor
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brenda
Seely, M.K.; Criddle, R.S.; Conn, E.E.
The metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. VII. On the requirement of hydroxynitrile lyase for plants
J. Biol. Chem.
241
4457-4462
1966
Sorghum bicolor
brenda
Seely, M.K.; Conn, E.E.
Hydroxynitrile lyase (Sorghum vulgare)
Methods Enzymol.
17B
239-244
1971
Sorghum bicolor
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brenda
Kojima, M.; Poulton, J.E.; Thayer, S.S.; Conn, E.E.
Tissue distributions of dhurrin and of enzymes involved in its metabolism in leaves of Sorghum bicolor
Plant Physiol.
63
1022-1028
1979
Sorghum bicolor
brenda
Thayer, S.S.; Conn, E.E.
Subcellular localization of dhurrin beta-glucosidase and hydroxynitrile lyase in the mesophyll cells of Sorghum leaf blades
Plant Physiol.
67
617-622
1981
Sorghum bicolor
brenda
Wajant, H.; Mundry, K.W.
Hydroxynitrile lyase from Sorghum bicolor: a glycoprotein heterotetramer
Plant Sci.
89
127-133
1993
Sorghum bicolor
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brenda
Wajant, H.; Boettinger, H.; Mundry, K.W.
Purification of hydroxynitrile lyase from Sorghum bicolor L. (sorghum) by affinity chromatography using monoclonal antibodies
Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem.
18
75-82
1993
Sorghum bicolor
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brenda
Lauble, H.; Knoedler, S.; Schindelin, H.; Foerster, S.; Wajant, H.; Effenberger, F.
Crystallographic studies and preliminary X-ray investigation of (S)-p-hydroxy-mandelonitrile lyase from Sorghum bicolor L.
Acta Crystallogr. Sect. D
52
887-889
1996
Sorghum bicolor
brenda
Kuroki, G.W.; Conn, E.E.
Mandelonitrile lyase from Ximenia americana L.: stereospecificity and lack of flavin prosthetic group
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
86
6978-6981
1989
Ximenia americana
brenda
Woker, R.; Champluvier, B.; Kula, M.R.
Purification of S-oxynitrilase from Sorghum bicolor by immobilized metal ion chromatography on different carrier metals
J. Chromatogr.
584