Entry
Name
orsellinate-depside hydrolase;
lecanorate hydrolase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
orsellinate-depside hydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
orsellinate depside + H2O = 2 orsellinate [RN:
R00054 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzyme will only hydrolyse those substrates based on the 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoate structure that also have a free hydroxy group ortho to the depside linkage.
History
EC 3.1.1.40 created 1976
Reference
Authors
Schultz J, Mosbach K.
Title
Studies on lichen enzymes. Purification and properties of an orsellinate depside hydrolase obtained from Lasallia pustulata.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.40
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.1.40
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