Biology:3-cyanoalanine hydratase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
| 3-cyanoalanine hydratase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 4.2.1.65 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 37259-64-6 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme 3-cyanoalanine hydratase (EC 4.2.1.65) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-asparagine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 3-cyanoalanine + 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 β-cyanoalanine hydrolase, β-cyanoalanine hydratase, β-CNAla hydrolase, β-CNA nitrilase, and L-asparagine hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in cyanoamino acid metabolism.
References
- "Cyanide metabolism in higher plants. V. The formation of asparagine from -cyanoalanine". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 152 (1): 62–9. September 1972. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(72)90193-2. PMID 4627358.
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