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In enzymology a mandelonitrile lyase (EC 4.1.2.10 (R)-HNL (R)-oxynitrilase (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionmandelonitrile hydrogen cyanide + benzaldehydeHence this enzyme has one substrate mandelonitrile and two products hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the aldehyde-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.
