CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 2.30.30.50
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

4.2.1.84
Nitrile hydratase.
based on mapping to UniProt P13449
An aliphatic amide = a nitrile + H(2)O.
-!- Acts on short-chain aliphatic nitriles, converting them into the corresponding acid amides. -!- Does not act on these amides or on aromatic nitriles (cf. EC 3.5.5.1).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P13449
NHAB_RHOER
Rhodococcus erythropolis
Nitrile hydratase subunit beta

PDB Structure

PDB 1AHJ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of nitrile hydratase reveals a novel iron centre in a novel fold.
Huang, W., Jia, J., Cummings, J., Nelson, M., Schneider, G., Lindqvist, Y.
Structure