Hydroxynitrilase

Hydroxynitrilase

In enzymology, a hydroxynitrilase (EC number|4.1.2.37) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:acetone cyanohydrin ightleftharpoons cyanide + acetone

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, acetone cyanohydrin, and two products, cyanide and acetone.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetone-cyanohydrin acetone-lyase (cyanide-forming). Other names in common use include alpha-hydroxynitrile lyase, hydroxynitrile lyase, acetone-cyanhydrin lyase [mis-spelt] , acetone-cyanohydrin acetone-lyase, oxynitrilase, 2-hydroxyisobutyronitrile acetone-lyase, 2-hydroxyisobutyronitrile acetone-lyase (cyanide-forming), and acetone-cyanohydrin lyase.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|112567-89-2."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes


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