Nitrilase

Related Terms:

amide nitrile ammonia hydrolysis carboxylic acid catalyse intermediate enzyme

Noun

Definition: Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates.

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