Entry |
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Name |
ethyl acetate hydrolase;
mekB (gene name);
estZ (gene name)
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
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Sysname |
ethyl acetate acetohydrolase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
ethyl acetate + H2O = acetate + ethanol [RN: R12515]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
The enzyme, characterized from Pseudomonas strains, is involved in degradation of short chain alkyl methyl ketones.
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History |
EC 3.1.1.113 created 2019
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Reference |
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Authors |
Hasona A, York SW, Yomano LP, Ingram LO, Shanmugam KT |
Title |
Decreasing the level of ethyl acetate in ethanolic fermentation broths of Escherichia coli KO11 by expression of Pseudomonas putida estZ esterase. |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Onaca C, Kieninger M, Engesser KH, Altenbuchner J |
Title |
Degradation of alkyl methyl ketones by Pseudomonas veronii MEK700. |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Other DBs |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.1.1.113 |
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