3-cyanoalanine hydratase

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3-cyanoalanine hydratase
Identifiers
EC no.4.2.1.65
CAS no.37259-64-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

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

L-asparagine 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 .

References[]

  • Castric PA, Farnden KJ, Conn EE (September 1972). "Cyanide metabolism in higher plants. V. The formation of asparagine from -cyanoalanine". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 152 (1): 62–9. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(72)90193-2. PMID 4627358.


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