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Table 2 Specific activity and enantioselectivity of the nitrilases in predicted mandelonitrile hydrolase subgroup

From: Discovery and characterization of a highly efficient enantioselective mandelonitrile hydrolase from Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 by phylogeny-based enzymatic substrate specificity prediction

Nitrilase

Organism

Specific activity (U/mg)

ee value of acid (%)

Amide formation (% of total products)

BCJ2315

Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315

27.79±1

98.4

N.D.

SWRW1

Sphingomonas wittichii RW1

4.60±0.3

96.4

N.D.

MPPM1

Methylibium petroleiphilum PM1

7.67±0.5

93.4

N.D.

SA12614

Stappia aggregata IAM 12614

3.87±0.3

92.8

8

NF10152

Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152

10.11±0.7

91.5

N.D.

BSBTAi1

Bradyrhizobium sp. BTAi1

5.82±0.5

90.9

N.D.

BS278

Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS 278

1.33±0.06

89.7

N.D.

  1. N.D. Not detected.