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EC 3.5.5.6 Details
EC number
3.5.5.6
Accepted name
bromoxynil nitrilase
Reaction
3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile + 2 H2O = 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate + NH3
Systematic name
3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile aminohydrolase
CAS registry number
157857-12-0
Comment
Involved in the bacterial degradation of the herbicide bromoxynil. Highly specific.
History
created 1992
EC Tree
3.5.5.3 created 1972, deleted 1990