Table 2.

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

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.

N.D. Not detected.