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EC 3.5.5.5 Details
EC number
3.5.5.5
Accepted name
arylacetonitrilase
Reaction
4-chlorophenylacetonitrile + 2 H2O = 4-chlorophenylacetate + NH3
Systematic name
arylacetonitrile aminohydrolase
CAS registry number
132053-06-6
Comment
Requires thiol compounds. Also hydrolyses other 4-substituted phenylacetonitriles, thien-2-ylacetonitrile, tolylacetonitriles, and, more slowly, benzyl cyanide.
History
created 1992
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