Structural highlights
Function
[NRL4_ARATH] Highly specific for beta-cyano-L-alanine (Ala(CN)). Low activity with 3-phenylpropionitrile (PPN) or allylcyanide and no activity with indole-3-acetonitrile. Not associated with auxin production but may be involved in cyanide detoxification.[1]
References
- ↑ Piotrowski M, Schonfelder S, Weiler EW. The Arabidopsis thaliana isogene NIT4 and its orthologs in tobacco encode beta-cyano-L-alanine hydratase/nitrilase. J Biol Chem. 2001 Jan 26;276(4):2616-21. Epub 2000 Nov 1. PMID:11060302 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M007890200
