| EC |
3.1.1.41 |
| Accepted name: |
cephalosporin-C deacetylase |
| Reaction: |
cephalosporin C + H2O = deacetylcephalosporin C + acetate |
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For diagram of cephalosporin biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
cephalosporin C acetyl-hydrolase; cephalosporin C acetylase; cephalosporin acetylesterase; cephalosporin C acetylesterase; cephalosporin C acetyl-esterase; cephalosporin C deacetylase |
| Systematic name: |
cephalosporin-C acetylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
Hydrolyses the acetyl ester bond on the 10-position of the antibiotic cephalosporin C. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 52227-71-1 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Fujisawa, Y., Shirafuji, H., Kida, M. and Nara, K. New findings on cephalosporin C biosynthesis. Nat. New Biol. 246 (1973) 154–155. [PMID: 4519146] |
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