ENTRY       EC 3.5.5.4
NAME        Cyanoalanine nitrilase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In nitriles
SYSNAME     3-Cyano-L-alanine aminohydrolase
REACTION    3-Cyano-L-alanine + 2 H2O = L-Aspartate + NH3
SUBSTRATE   3-Cyano-L-alanine
            H2O
PRODUCT     L-Aspartate
            NH3
COMMENT     L-Asparagine is formed as an intermediate.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00460  Cyanoamino acid metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.5.4
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.5.4
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