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_enzymeID:e0283

Ontology

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