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nitrilase activity

Known as: acetonitrilase activity, benzonitrilase activity, nitrile aminohydrolase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: a nitrile + H2O = a carboxylate + NH3. Acts on a wide range of aromatic nitriles including (indole-3-yl)-acetonitrile and… 
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2017
2017
Elucidating the catalytic mechanism of cysteine-dependent amidases and nitrilases
Of considerable interest are the determinants of nitrilase activity, in which a nitrile is converted to ammonia and the… 
2017
2017
United States Patent ( 19 ) Satoh et al . ( 54 ) PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AMIDES BY USE OF MICROOGANSMS
In a process for hydrating a nitrile compound by the action of a microorganism having nitrilase activity to convert the nitrile… 
2011
2011
The relationship between structure and specificity in the plant nitrilases
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2008
2008
Amidase activity of some bacteria
The amidase activity of bacteria possessing a high nitrilase activity was found to display the same spectrum although the… 
1992
1992
Preparation of an organic acid by the transformants containing the gene dna encoding a polypeptide having nitrilase activity
1976
1976
[Nitrilase activity in several bacteria].
Eighteen strains of Bacteria from the genus Bacillus, Bacteridium, Micrococcus and Brevibacterium were isolated. They have a very…