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The enzyme hydroxymandelonitrile lyase catalyzes the chemical reaction
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is -4-hydroxymandelonitrile 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase. Other names in common use include hydroxynitrile lyase, oxynitrilase, Sorghum hydroxynitrile lyase, and -4-hydroxymandelonitrile hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in cyanoamino acid metabolism.
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