Protein
Nitrile-specifier protein 2
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Promotes simple nitriles, but not epithionitrile or thiocyanate formation. Converts allylglucosinolate and benzylglucosinolate to their corresponding simple nitriles in the presence of myrosinase.
Similarity
Belongs to the jacalin lectin family.
Sequence
MVQKVEARGGEIGDVWDDGAYDGVRKVYVGQGEDGIAFVKFEYVNGSQEVVGDERGKKTLLGAEEFEVDPDDYIVYVEGYHEKVFGVTTKEIISTLTFKTYKGKTSPPFGIVSGTKFVLQGGKIVGFHGRSTDVLHSLGAYISSPATPKLRGKWIKVEQKGEGPGPRCSHDIAQVGNKIFSFGGELTPNQPIDKHLYVFDLETRTWSISPATGDVPNLSCLGVRMVSIGSSLYVFGGRDASRKYNGFYSFDTTKNEWKLLTPVEQGPTPRSFHSMTADENNVYVFGGVSATVRLKTLDAYNIVDHKWVQCSTPGGSCSVRGGAGLEVVQGKVWVVYGFNGCEVDDVHCYDPAQDKWTQVETFGEKPCARSVFASAVVGKHILVFGGEIAMDPKAHEGPGQLSGGTFALDTETLKWEKLDKLGEEEETPSIRGWSASTTGTIDGKKGLVMFGGKAQTNDRFGDLFFYGVDSA