Thiocyanate hydrolase
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A thiocyanate hydrolase (EC 3.5.5.8) is an enzyme belonging to the family of hydrolases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is thiocyanate aminohydrolase. This enzyme catalyzes the chemical reaction:
- SCN− + 2 H2O + H+ ⇌ SCO + NH3
| thiocyanate hydrolase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.5.5.8 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The mechanism is proposed to involve a metal thiocyanate complex.
