Definitions
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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
enzymes thatcatalyse thehydrolysis ofnitriles tocarboxylic acids andammonia , without the formation of "free"amide intermediates .
Etymologies
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nitrile aminohydrolase
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Examples
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For example the E. coli gene ybeM has homologs in 52 other organisms, from yeast to humans, and is a member of the nitrilase family, but we just don’t know what it does.
Nelson vs Mycoplasma: ORFans redux. - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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