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  • Title: Molecular insights into the activity and mechanism of cyanide hydratase enzyme associated with cyanide biodegradation by Serratia marcescens.
    Author: Kushwaha M, Kumar V, Mahajan R, Bhalla TC, Chatterjee S, Akhter Y.
    Journal: Arch Microbiol; 2018 Aug; 200(6):971-977. PubMed ID: 29744557.
    Abstract:
    The present study provides molecular insights into the activity and mechanism of cyanide hydratase enzyme associated with degradation of cyanide compounds, using Serratia marcescens RL2b as a model organism. Resting cells harvested after 20 h achieved complete degradation of 12 mmol l- 1 cyanide in approximately 10 h. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of reaction samples revealed formation of formamide as the only end product, which confirmed the presence of cyanide hydratase activity in S. marcescens RL2b. Comparative structural analysis with the other nitrilase family proteins, which was carried out using a sequence of cyanide hydratase from a phylogenetically related strain S. marcescens WW4, also revealed subtle but significant differences in amino acid residues of the substrate-binding pocket and catalytic triad (Cys-Lys-Glu).
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