Category:GO:0000257 ! nitrilase activity

id: GO:0000257

name: nitrilase activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Catalysis of the reaction: a nitrile + H2O = a carboxylate + NH4+. Acts on a wide range of aromatic nitriles including (indole-3-yl)-acetonitrile and some aliphatic nitriles, and on the corresponding acid amides." [RHEA:21724]
synonym: "acetonitrilase activity" RELATED [EC:3.5.5.1]
synonym: "benzonitrilase activity" RELATED [EC:3.5.5.1]
synonym: "nitrile aminohydrolase activity" RELATED [EC:3.5.5.1]
xref: EC:3.5.5.1
xref: KEGG_REACTION:R00540
xref: MetaCyc:3.5.5.1-RXN
xref: RHEA:21724
xref: RHEA:40775
xref: RHEA:45784
xref: UM-BBD_reactionID:r0377
xref: UM-BBD_reactionID:r0701
is_a: GO:0016815 ! hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in nitriles

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0000257</GOterm>
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