| EC |
3.1.1.56 |
| Accepted name: |
methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase |
| Reaction: |
4-methylumbelliferyl acetate + H2O = 4-methylumbelliferone + acetate |
| Other name(s): |
esterase D |
| Systematic name: |
4-methylumbelliferyl-acetate acylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
Acts on short-chain acyl esters of 4-methylumbelliferone, but not on naphthyl, indoxyl or thiocholine esters. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 83380-83-0 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Hopkinson, D.A., Mestriner, M.A., Cortner, J. and Harris, H. Esterase D: a new human polymorphism. Ann. Hum. Genet. 37 (1973) 119–137. [DOI] [PMID: 4768551] |
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| [EC 3.1.1.56 created 1986] |
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