Nitrilase

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounAny of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates.

Synonyms

nitrogenase naphthylamidase dinitrogenase nitrite reductase nitroreductase ammonialyase denitroxylase nitratation carbamoylase citrullinase dinitrogenase reductase denitrosylase

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