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EC 3.5.5.1 Details

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EC number

3.5.5.1

Accepted name

nitrilase

Reaction

a nitrile + 2 H₂O = a carboxylate + NH₃

Other name(s)

acetonitrilase, benzonitrilase

Systematic name

nitrile aminohydrolase

CAS registry number

9024-90-2

Comment

Acts on a wide range of aromatic nitriles including (indol-3-yl)acetonitrile, and also on some aliphatic nitriles, and on the corresponding acid amides. cf. EC 4.2.1.84 nitrile hydratase.

History

created 1965, modified 1989

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors

1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors

1.4 Acting on the CH-NH₂ group of donors

1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors

1.6 Acting on NADH or NADPH

1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors

1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors

1.9 Acting on a heme group of donors

1.10 Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors

1.11 Acting on a peroxide as acceptor

1.12 Acting on hydrogen as donor

1.13 Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)

1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen

1.15 Acting on superoxide as acceptor

1.16 Oxidizing metal ions

1.17 Acting on CH or CH₂ groups

1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors

1.19 Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor

1.20 Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors

1.21 Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y

1.21.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.21.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.21.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.21.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.21.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.22 Acting on halogen in donors

1.23 Reducing C-O-C group as acceptor

1.97 Other oxidoreductases

1.98 Enzymes using H₂ as reductant (deleted subclass)

1.99 Other enzymes using O₂ as oxidant (deleted subclass)

2 Transferases

3 Hydrolases

3.1 Acting on ester bonds

3.2 Glycosylases

3.3 Acting on ether bonds

3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)

3.5 Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds

3.5.1 In linear amides

3.5.2 In cyclic amides

3.5.3 In linear amidines

3.5.4 In cyclic amidines

3.5.5 In nitriles

3.5.5.1 nitrilase

3.5.5.2 ricinine nitrilase

3.5.5.3 created 1972, deleted 1990

3.5.5.4 cyanoalanine nitrilase

3.5.5.5 arylacetonitrilase

3.5.5.6 bromoxynil nitrilase

3.5.5.7 aliphatic nitrilase

3.5.5.8 thiocyanate hydrolase

3.5.99 In other compounds

3.6 Acting on acid anhydrides

3.7 Acting on carbon-carbon bonds

3.8 Acting on halide bonds

3.9 Acting on phosphorus-nitrogen bonds

3.10 Acting on sulfur-nitrogen bonds

3.10.1 Acting on sulfur-nitrogen bonds (only sub-subclass identified to date)

3.11 Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds

3.12 Acting on sulfur-sulfur bonds

3.13 Acting on carbon-sulfur bonds