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  • Harper, D.B.
    Purification and properties of an unusual nitrilase from Nocardia N.C.I.B. 11216 (1976), Biochem. Soc. Trans., 4, 502-504.
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General Stability

EC Number General Stability Organism
3.5.5.1 highly unstable, complete loss of activity on freezing Nocardia sp.

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
3.5.5.1 benzonitrile + 2 H2O Nocardia sp. specific for nitrile groups directly attached to the benzene ring benzoic acid + NH3
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
3.5.5.1 Nocardia sp.
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Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
3.5.5.1 cell culture use of benzonitrile as a sole source of nitrogen and carbon Nocardia sp.
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
3.5.5.1 benzonitrile + 2 H2O specific for nitrile groups directly attached to the benzene ring Nocardia sp. benzoic acid + NH3
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Temperature Stability [°C]

EC Number Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
3.5.5.1
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half-life: 10 h Nocardia sp.

pH Range

EC Number pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
3.5.5.1 8
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activity decreases sharp below and above Nocardia sp.