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Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 3 -- Hydrolases → 3.5 -- Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds → 3.5.5 -- In nitriles

Systematic Name: ricinine aminohydrolase

Unification Links: BRENDA:3.5.5.2, ENZYME:3.5.5.2, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:3.5.5.2

Reaction:
ricinine + 2 H₂O → ammonium + 3-carboxy-4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-pyridone

Enzymes and Genes:
ricinine nitrilase ( Pseudomonas )

Citations: [Robinson64, Hook64, Pace01]

References

Hook64: Hook RH, Robinson WG (1964). "Ricinine nitrilase. II. Purification and properties." J Biol Chem 239;4263-7. PMID: 14247680

Pace01: Pace HC, Brenner C (2001). "The nitrilase superfamily: classification, structure and function." Genome Biol 2(1);REVIEWS0001. PMID: 11380987

Robinson64: Robinson WG, Hook RH (1964). "Ricinine nitrilase. I. Reaction product and substrate specificity." J Biol Chem 239;4257-62. PMID: 14247679

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