CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.30.410.40
Functional Family (R)-mandelonitrile lyase 2

Enzyme Information

4.1.2.10
(R)-mandelonitrile lyase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q945K2
(R)-mandelonitrile = cyanide + benzaldehyde.
-!- A variety of enzymes from different sources and with different properties. -!- Some are flavoproteins, others are not. -!- Active toward a number of aromatic and aliphatic hydroxynitriles (cyanohydrins).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q945K2
MDL2_PRUDU
Prunus dulcis
(R)-mandelonitrile lyase 2

PDB Structure

PDB 3GDP
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Substrate binding in the FAD-dependent hydroxynitrile lyase from almond provides insight into the mechanism of cyanohydrin formation and explains the absence of dehydrogenation activity.
Dreveny, I., Andryushkova, A.S., Glieder, A., Gruber, K., Kratky, C.
Biochemistry