Organism
Gibberella baccata
Function
Catalyzes the hydration of cyanide to formamide. Degradation of cyanide may be important for plant pathogenic fungi in infection of cyanogenic plants (PubMed:8409923). Has also low but significant nitrilase activity with acetonitrile, propionitrile and benzonitrile (PubMed:12725921).
Similarity
Belongs to the carbon-nitrogen hydrolase superfamily. Nitrilase family.
Sequence
MAITKYKAAAVTSEPGWFDLEGGVRKTIDFINEAGEAGCKFVAFPEVWIPGYPYWMWKVTYLQSLPMLKRYRENSMAVDSEEMRRIRRAARDNQIFVSLGFSEIDHATLYLSQVLIGPDGAVINHRRKIKPTHVEKLVYGDGSGDTFMSVSETEIGRVGQLNCWENMNPFLKSLNVSAGEQVHVAAWPVYPGKERQVHPDPATNYADPASDLVTPEYAIETGTWTLAPFQRLSVEGLKINTPEGVEPETDPSVYNGHARIYRPDGSLVVKPEKDFDGLLFVDIDLNECHLTKVLADFAGHYMRPDLIRLLVDTRRKKLITEADPNGSIATYSTRQRLGLDKPLSKKEGDETTDVL