This family contains hydrolases that break carbon-nitrogen bonds. The family includes: Nitrilase EC:3.5.5.1, Aliphatic amidase EC:3.5.1.4, Biotidinase EC:3.5.1.12, Beta-ureidopropionase EC:3.5.1.6. Nitrilase-related proteins generally have a conserved E-K-C catalytic triad, and are multimeric alpha-beta-beta-alpha sandwich proteins.