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Bromoxynil nitrilase

In enzymology, a bromoxynil nitrilase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile + 2 H<sub>2</sub>O 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy-benzoate + NH<sub>3</sub>

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile and H<sub>2</sub>O, whereas its two products are 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy-benzoate and NH<sub>3</sub>.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in nitriles. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile aminohydrolase. This enzyme participates in 1,4-dichlorobenzene degradation.

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