Dihydrocoumarin hydrolase

In enzymology, a dihydrocoumarin hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.35) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

dihydrocoumarin + H2O melilotate
dihydrocoumarin hydrolase
Identifiers
EC number3.1.1.35
CAS number37278-47-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are dihydrocoumarin and H2O, whereas its product is melilotate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is dihydrocoumarin lactonohydrolase. This enzyme participates in fluorene degradation.

References

    • Kosuge T, Conn EE (1962). "The metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. V Purification and properties of dihydrocoumarin hydrolase of Melilotus alba". J. Biol. Chem. 237: 1653–6. PMID 14458747.


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