| Entry |
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| Name |
alpha-amino-acid esterase;
alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase
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| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
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| Sysname |
alpha-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
an alpha-amino acid ester + H2O = an alpha-amino acid + an alcohol [RN: R04191]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Also catalyses alpha-aminoacyl transfer to a number of amine nucleophiles.
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| Reference |
1 |
| Authors |
Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. |
| Title |
Purification of an alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. |
| Journal |
Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1069-1074. |
| Reference |
2 |
| Authors |
Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. |
| Title |
Substrate specificity of an alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. |
| Journal |
Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1075-1081. |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Takahashi T, Yamazaki Y, Kato K. |
| Title |
Substrate specificity of an alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase produced by Acetobacter turbidans A.T.C.C. 9325. |
| Journal |
Biochem. J. 137 (1974) 497-503. |
| Organism |
Acetobacter turbidans |
| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: CAS: 74506-40-4 |