| EC |
3.1.1.61 |
| Accepted name: |
protein-glutamate methylesterase |
| Reaction: |
protein L-glutamate O5-methyl ester + H2O = protein L-glutamate + methanol |
| Other name(s): |
chemotaxis-specific methylesterase; methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein methyl-esterase; CheB methylesterase; methylesterase CheB; protein methyl-esterase; protein carboxyl methylesterase; PME; protein methylesterase; protein-L-glutamate-5-O-methyl-ester acylhydrolase |
| Systematic name: |
protein-L-glutamate-O5-methyl-ester acylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
Hydrolyses the products of EC 2.1.1.77 (protein-L-isoaspartate(D-aspartate) O-methyltransferase), EC 2.1.1.78 (isoorientin 3′-O-methyltransferase), EC 2.1.1.80 (protein-glutamate O-methyltransferase) and EC 2.1.1.100 (protein-S-isoprenylcysteine O-methyltransferase). |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 69552-31-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Gagnon, C., Harbour, G. and Camato, R. Purification and characterization of protein methylesterase from rat kidney. J. Biol. Chem. 259 (1984) 10212–10215. [PMID: 6469959] |
| 2. |
Kehry, M.R., Doak, T.G. and Dahlquist, F.W. Stimulus-induced changes in methylesterase activity during chemotaxis in Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 259 (1984) 11828–11835. [PMID: 6384215] |
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