KEGG   ENZYME: 4.1.2.11
Entry
EC 4.1.2.11                 Enzyme                                 
Name
hydroxymandelonitrile lyase;
hydroxynitrile lyase;
oxynitrilase;
Sorghum hydroxynitrile lyase;
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Aldehyde-lyases
Sysname
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase (cyanide-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile = cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde [RN:R02676]
Reaction(KEGG)
R02676;
(other) R01409 R02811
Substrate
(S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile [CPD:C03742]
Product
cyanide [CPD:C00177];
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde [CPD:C00633]
Comment
Does not accept aliphatic hydroxynitriles, unlike EC 4.1.2.10 (mandelonitrile lyase), EC 4.1.2.46 [aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase] and EC 4.1.2.47 [(S)-hydroxynitrile ketone-lyase (cyanide forming)].
History
EC 4.1.2.11 created 1965, modified 1999
Pathway
ec00460  Cyanoamino acid metabolism
ec01100  Metabolic pathways
ec01110  Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K08249  hydroxymandelonitrile lyase
Genes
SBI110435085 110435343 8066733
SITA101776721
SVS117833531
PHAI112902845 112903789
Reference
1
  Authors
Bove, C. and Conn, E.E.
  Title
Metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. II. Purification and properties of the oxynitrilase of Sorghum vulgare.
  Journal
J Biol Chem 236:207-210 (1961)
Reference
2  [PMID:5922969]
  Authors
Seely MK, Criddle RS, Conn EE.
  Title
The metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. 8. On the requirement of hydroxynitrile lyase for flavin.
  Journal
J Biol Chem 241:4457-62 (1966)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.1.2.11
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.1.2.11
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.2.11
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.1.2.11
CAS: 9075-38-1
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