Encodes a nitrile-specifier protein NSP5. NSP5 is one out of five (At3g16400/NSP1, At2g33070/NSP2, At3g16390/NSP3, At3g16410/NSP4 and At5g48180/NSP5) A. thaliana epithiospecifier protein (ESP) homologues that promote simple nitrile, but not epithionitrile or thiocyanate formation.