3-cyanoalanine hydratase

In enzymology, a 3-cyanoalanine hydratase (EC number|4.2.1.65) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:L-asparagine $ightleftharpoons$ 3-cyanoalanine + H₂O

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-asparagine, and two products, 3-cyanoalanine and H₂O.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-asparagine hydro-lyase (3-cyanoalanine-forming). Other names in common use include beta-cyanoalanine hydrolase, beta-cyanoalanine hydratase, beta-CNAla hydrolase, beta-CNA nitrilase, and L-asparagine hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in cyanoamino acid metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37259-64-6."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes