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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… (More)
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1967-2017
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2015
2015
Improving the catalytic potential and substrate tolerance of Gibberella intermedia nitrilase by whole-cell immobilization.
Comparative studies of immobilized and free cells of Gibberella intermedia CA3-1 in bioconversion of 3-cyanopyridine to nicotinic… (More)
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2014
2014
Increased β-cyanoalanine nitrilase activity improves cyanide tolerance and assimilation in Arabidopsis.
Plants naturally produce cyanide (CN) which is maintained at low levels in their cells by a process of rapid assimilation… (More)
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2012
2012
Biosynthesis of iminodiacetic acid from iminodiacetonitrile by immobilized recombinant Escherichia coli harboring nitrilase.
Iminodiacetic acid (IDA) is widely used as an intermediate in the manufacture of chelating agents, glyphosate herbicides and… (More)
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2010
2010
Cross-linked enzyme aggregates of recombinant Pseudomonas putida nitrilase for enantioselective nitrile hydrolysis.
The cross-linked enzyme aggregate (CLEA) method is used for the dual purpose of combining both the purification and… (More)
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2010
2010
An improved nitrilase-mediated bioprocess for synthesis of nicotinic acid from 3-cyanopyridine with hyperinduced Nocardia globerula NHB-2
Nitrilase of Nocardia globerula NHB-2 was induced by short-chain aliphatic nitriles (valeronitrile > isobutyronitrile… (More)
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2005
2005
Enhancing the catalytic potential of nitrilase from Pseudomonas putida for stereoselective nitrile hydrolysis
(R)-mandelic acid was produced from racemic mandelonitrile using free and immobilized cells of Pseudomonas putida MTCC 5110… (More)
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2003
2003
A rapid and sensitive fluorometric assay method for the determination of nitrilase activity.
A rapid, simple and sensitive fluorometric assay method for the determination of nitrilase activity is described. 3-Cyanopyridine… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
A role for nitrilase 3 in the regulation of root morphology in sulphur-starving Arabidopsis thaliana.
Arabidopsis thaliana expresses four nitrilases, three of which (NIT1, NIT2 and NIT3) are able to convert indole-3-acetonitrile to… (More)
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1999
1999
A Gram-negative bacterium producing a heat-stable nitrilase highly active on aliphatic dinitriles
A Gram-negative bacterial strain, identified as Acidovorax facilis strain 72W, has been isolated from soil by enrichment using 2… (More)
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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… (More)
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