Hydroxynitrilase
Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a hydroxynitrilase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- acetone cyanohydrin cyanide + acetone
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, acetone cyanohydrin, and two products, cyanide and acetone.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetone-cyanohydrin acetone-lyase (cyanide-forming). Other names in common use include alpha-hydroxynitrile lyase, hydroxynitrile lyase, acetone-cyanhydrin lyase [mis-spelt], acetone-cyanohydrin acetone-lyase, oxynitrilase, 2-hydroxyisobutyronitrile acetone-lyase, 2-hydroxyisobutyronitrile acetone-lyase (cyanide-forming), and acetone-cyanohydrin lyase.
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