4-methyloxaloacetate esterase
In enzymology, a 4-methyloxaloacetate esterase (EC 3.1.1.44) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- oxaloacetate 4-methyl ester + H2O oxaloacetate + methanol
| 4-methyloxaloacetate esterase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 3.1.1.44 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 74812-46-7 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are oxaloacetate 4-methyl ester and H2O, whereas its two products are oxaloacetate and methanol.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is oxaloacetate-4-methyl-ester oxaloacetohydrolase.
References
- Donnelly MI, Dagley S (1980). "Production of methanol from aromatic acids by Pseudomonas putida". J. Bacteriol. 142 (3): 916–24. PMC 294117. PMID 7380811.
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