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EC | 4.1.2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accepted name: | (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reaction: | (1) an aliphatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = cyanide + an aliphatic aldehyde or ketone (2) an aromatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = cyanide + an aromatic aldehyde |
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Other name(s): | (S)-cyanohydrin producing hydroxynitrile lyase; (S)-oxynitrilase; (S)-HbHNL; (S)-MeHNL; hydroxynitrile lyase; oxynitrilase; HbHNL; MeHNL; (S)-selective hydroxynitrile lyase; (S)-cyanohydrin carbonyl-lyase (cyanide forming) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Systematic name: | (S)-cyanohydrin lyase (cyanide-forming) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Hydroxynitrile lyases catalyses the the cleavage of hydroxynitriles into cyanide and the corresponding aldehyde or ketone. In nature the liberation of cyanide serves as a defense mechanism against herbivores and microbial attack in plants. In vitro the enzymes from Manihot esculenta and Hevea brasiliensis accept a broad range of aliphatic and aromatic carbonyl compounds as substrates and catalyse the formation of (S)-hydroxynitriles [1,10]. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||||||||||||||||||||
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