Methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase

methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.1.56
CAS number 83380-83-0
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase (EC 3.1.1.56, esterase D) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-methylumbelliferyl acetate + H2O 4-methylumbelliferone + acetate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate and H2O, whereas its two products are 4-methylumbelliferone and acetate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-methylumbelliferyl-acetate acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called esterase D.

References

    • Hopkinson DA, Mestriner MA, Cortner J, Harris H (1973). "Esterase D: a new human polymorphism". Ann. Hum. Genet. 37 (2): 119&ndash, 37. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1973.tb01820.x. PMID 4768551.


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