Open AccessVersatile nitrilases: Nitrile‐hydrolysing enzymes
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Michihiko,
Shimizu Sakayu
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07036.x
Subject(s) - nitrilase , nitrile , enzyme , ammonia , hydrolysis , catalysis , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , enzyme catalysis
Nitrilase, which catalyses the hydrolysis of nitriles to the corresponding acids and ammonia, was originally discovered as a plant hormone indoleacetic acid‐synthesising enzyme. It is expected to be useful as a catalyst in organic chemical processing, and to have versatile functions in academic and applied fields.