IntEnz

EC 3.5.5.4 - Cyanoalanine nitrilase

IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 3.5.5.4

Names

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• 11188 [IUBMB]
  3-cyano-L-alanine

  3-cyano-L-alanine

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:77860

  Formula: C4H6N2O2
  Charge: 0

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  2

  H₂O

  H2O

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:15377

  Formula: H2O
  Charge: 0

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  =

  L-aspartate

  L-aspartate

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:29991

  Formula: C4H6NO4
  Charge: -1

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  NH₄⁺

  NH4(+)

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:28938

  Formula: H4N
  Charge: 1

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

Comments:

L-Asparagine is formed as an intermediate. cf. EC 4.2.1.65, 3-cyanoalanine hydratase and EC 3.5.1.1, asparaginase.

Links to other databases

References

1. Yanase, H., Sakai, T. and Tonomuro, K.
   Purification, crystallization and some properties of β-cyano-L-alanine-degrading enzyme in Pseudomonas sp. 13.
   Agric. Biol. Chem. 47: 473-482 (1983).

[EC 3.5.5.4 created 1986]