| Entry |
|
| Name |
retinyl-palmitate esterase;
retinyl palmitate hydrolase;
retinyl palmitate hydrolyase;
retinyl ester hydrolase |
| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
 |
| Sysname |
retinyl-palmitate palmitohydrolase |
| Reaction(IUBMB) |
retinyl palmitate + H2O = retinol + palmitate [RN:R02368] |
| Reaction(KEGG) |
R02368
 |
| Substrate |
retinyl palmitate [CPD:C02588];
H2O [CPD:C00001] |
| Product |
retinol [CPD:C00473];
palmitate [CPD:C00249] |
| Pathway |
PATH: ec00830 Retinol metabolism |
Reference Authors Title Journal Organism
|
1 [PMID:5901057]
Mahadevan S, Ayyoub NI, Roels OA.
Hydrolysis of retinol palmitate by rat liver.
J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 57-64.
Rattus norvegicus [GN:rno] |
| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.21
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 3.1.1.21
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.1.21
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.21
CAS: 9063-69-8 |