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Aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase

Aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase (, (R)-HNL, (R)-oxynitrilase, (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase, LuHNL) is an enzyme with systematic name (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile butan-2-one-lyase (cyanide forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile cyanide + butan-2-one

The enzyme contains Zn<sup>2+</sup>.

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