Aliphatic (R) hydroxynitrile lyase

Updated on Dec 21, 2023

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EC number 4.1.2.46 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase (EC 4.1.2.46, (R)-HNL, (R)-oxynitrilase, (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase, LuHNL) is an enzyme with systematic name (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile butan-2-one-lyase (cyanide forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile ⇌ cyanide + butan-2-one

The enzyme contains Zn²⁺.

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Aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase Wikipedia

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