| EC |
3.1.1.43 |
| Accepted name: |
α-amino-acid esterase |
| Reaction: |
an α-amino acid ester + H2O = an α-amino acid + an alcohol |
| Other name(s): |
α-amino acid ester hydrolase |
| Systematic name: |
α-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
Also catalyses α-aminoacyl transfer to a number of amine nucleophiles. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 74506-40-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. Purification of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1069–1074. |
| 2. |
Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. Substrate specificity of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1075–1081. |
| 3. |
Takahashi, T., Yamazaki, Y. and Kato, K. Substrate specificity of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase produced by Acetobacter turbidans A. T.C.C. 9325. Biochem. J. 137 (1974) 497–503. [PMID: 4424889] |
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