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GO: Molecular Function

nitrilase activity

Term ID
GO:0000257
Synonyms
  • acetonitrilase activity
  • benzonitrilase activity
  • nitrile aminohydrolase activity
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: a nitrile + H2O = a carboxylate + NH3. Acts on a wide range of aromatic nitriles including (indole-3-yl)-acetonitrile and some aliphatic nitriles, and on the corresponding acid amides. 3.5.5.1
References
  • EC:3.5.5.1
  • KEGG_REACTION:R00540
  • MetaCyc:3.5.5.1-RXN
  • RHEA:21724
  • UM-BBD_reactionID:r0377
  • UM-BBD_reactionID:r0701
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
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