ENTRY       EC 3.5.5.6
NAME        Bromoxynil nitrilase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In nitriles
SYSNAME     3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile aminohydrolase
REACTION    3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile + 2 H2O =
            3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate + NH3
SUBSTRATE   3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile
            H2O
PRODUCT     3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate
            NH3
COMMENT     Involved in the bacterial degradation of the herbicide bromoxynil.
            Highly specific.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.5.6
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.5.6
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