nitrilase activity

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.

Wikidata entity: Q21123106



P591 EC enzyme number String 3.5.5.1 ???
P2888 exact match Url None ???
P2888 exact match Url Rhea - reaction knowledgebase ???
P527 has part(s) ... Q283 (water) water
P527 has part(s) ... Q55525180 (carboxylate anion) carboxylate anion
P527 has part(s) ... Q190901 (ammonium cation) ammonium cation
P527 has part(s) ... Q333936 (nitrile) nitrile
P31 instance of ... Q14860489 (molecular function) molecular function
P279 subclass of ... Q22320827 (hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in nitriles) hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in nitriles

External Ids
P686Gene Ontology IDGO:0000257
P665KEGG IDR00540
P2892UMLS CUIC1149804

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