Jump to content

Acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase
Identifiers
EC no.3.1.1.71
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
Search
PMCarticles
PubMedarticles
NCBIproteins

The enzyme acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase (EC 3.1.1.71) catalyzes the reaction

2-acetyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycerol + H2O 1-alkyl-sn-glycerol + acetate

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-acetyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycerol acetylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called alkylacetylglycerol acetylhydrolase.

References

[edit]
  • Blank ML, Smith ZL, Cress EA, Snyder F (1990). "Characterization of the enzymatic hydrolysis of acetate from alkylacetylglycerols in the de novo pathway of PAF biosynthesis". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1042 (2): 153–8. doi:10.1016/0005-2760(90)90001-e. PMID 2302414.