Hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs) primarily catalyze the stereoselective synthesis of
cyanohydrins, but some of them also carry out asymmetric nitroaldol synthesis (Henry …

Covering: up to the end of 2023 Natural nitriles comprise a small set of secondary
metabolites which however show intriguing chemical and functional diversity. Various …

Hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs) catalyze the cleavage of cyanohydrin into cyanide and the
corresponding aldehyde or ketone. Moreover, they catalyze the synthesis of cyanohydrin in …

Nandina domestica: Thunb. is a traditional Chinese herbal drug that has long been used in
China and Japan for the treatment of colds, fevers, asthma, chronic bronchitis, conjunctivitis …

Chiral cyanohydrins are useful intermediates in the pharmaceutical and agricultural
industries. In nature, hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs) are a kind of elegant tool for …

Because the synthesis of chiral compounds generally requires a broad range of substrate
specificity and stable enzymes, screening for better enzymes and/or improvement of enzyme …

Accepted: 1 August 2022 Pathogenesis-related 10 (PR-10) is a defense-related protein that
provides adaptive responses to various biotic and abiotic stimuli. It was characterized by …

Pentacyclic triterpenoids are important natural bioactive substances that are widely present
in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an important role in …

Journal of Japanese Biochemical Society 94(5): 681-689 (2022) ロゴ 生化学 SEIKAGAKU
Journal of Japanese Biochemical Society Online ISSN: 2189-0544 Print ISSN: 0037-1017 公益 …

Hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs, EC 4.1. 2.10, 4.1. 2.11, 4.1. 2.46, and 4.1. 2.47) act during the
final step of the cyanohydrin biodegradation pathway. 1, 2) In cyanogenic plants, HNL plays …