Thiocyanate hydrolase

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thiocyanate hydrolase
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EC no. 3.5.5.8
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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

The mechanism is proposed to involve a metal thiocyanate complex.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2DD4, 2DD5, 2DXB, and 2DXC.

A second thiocyanate hydrolase with copper at its active site catalyzes its conversion to cyanate: [1]

SCN + H2O → OCN + H2S

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References

  1. Tikhonova, Tamara V.; Sorokin, Dimitry Y.; Hagen, Wilfred R.; Khrenova, Maria G.; Muyzer, Gerard; Rakitina, Tatiana V.; Shabalin, Ivan G.; Trofimov, Anton A.; Tsallagov, Stanislav I.; Popov, Vladimir O. (2020). "Trinuclear Copper Biocatalytic Center Forms an Active Site of Thiocyanate Dehydrogenase". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (10): 5280–5290. Bibcode:2020PNAS..117.5280T. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1922133117 . PMC   7071890 . PMID   32094184.