Organism
Botryotinia fuckeliana (strain T4)
Function
Catalyzes the hydration of cyanide to formamide. Degradation of cyanide may be important for plant pathogenic fungi in infection of cyanogenic plants. Can also transform some nitriles like 2-cyanopyridine and fumaronitrile and has a minor activity with 4-cyanophenyl acetonitrile (4-CPA).
Similarity
Belongs to the carbon-nitrogen hydrolase superfamily. Nitrilase family.
Sequence
MPAQIKKYKAAAVQAEPGWFDLELSVKKTIHWINEAGKAGCKLVAFPEVWIPGYPYWAWKVNYQQSLPMLKAYRENSLASDSDEMRRIREAARENAIYVSLGYSEIDFATLYISQVLISPTGEVLNHRRKIKPTHVEKLVYGDGAGDTFKSVVQTDIGRVGQLNCWENMNPFLKAMNVSEGEQVHIAGWPIYPHEETRTPLDPWTNTSNPNSDIVSPAYAIETATYVLAPFQRISKEGVDKCTPPGVEREDHNLYNGNSRIFGPDGQCLAKADEEFEGLMFVEIDLDQSHLPKALGDFGGHYMRPDLIRLLVDTRRKELITEADQDGGIGTYNTQDRVGLNRPLDAPKVDGPSGVSKQVLLSNAKKAAHKG