| EC |
3.5.5.6 |
| Accepted name: |
bromoxynil nitrilase |
| Reaction: |
3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile + 2 H2O = 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate + NH3 |
| Systematic name: |
3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile aminohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Involved in the bacterial degradation of the herbicide bromoxynil. Highly specific. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 157857-12-0 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Stalker, D.M., Malyj, L.D. and McBride, K.E. Purification and properties of a nitrilase specific for the herbicide bromoxynil and corresponding nucleotide sequence analysis of the bxn gene. J. Biol. Chem. 263 (1988) 6310–6314. [PMID: 2834373] |
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