ID   4.1.2.47
DE   (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase.
AN   (S)-cyanohydrin producing hydroxynitrile lyase.
AN   (S)-oxynitrilase.
AN   hydroxynitrile lyase.
AN   oxynitrilase.
CA   (1) a monosubstituted aliphatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = an aldehyde +
CA   hydrogen cyanide.
CA   (2) a disubstituted aliphatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = a ketone + hydrogen
CA   cyanide.
CA   (3) an aromatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = an aromatic aldehyde + hydrogen
CA   cyanide.
CC   -!- Hydroxynitrile lyases catalyzes the the cleavage of hydroxynitriles
CC       into cyanide and the corresponding aldehyde or ketone.
CC   -!- In nature the liberation of cyanide serves as a defense mechanism
CC       against herbivores and microbial attack in plants.
CC   -!- In vitro the enzymes from Manihot esculenta and Hevea brasiliensis
CC       accept a broad range of aliphatic and aromatic carbonyl compounds as
CC       substrates and catalyze the formation of (S)-hydroxynitriles.
CC   -!- Formerly EC 4.1.2.37 and EC 4.1.2.39.
DR   P52704, HNL_HEVBR  ;  P52705, HNL_MANES  ;
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