Fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase

In enzymology, a fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase (EC 3.1.1.67) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

a long-chain-fatty-acyl ethyl ester + H2O a long-chain-fatty acid + ethanol
fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase
Identifiers
EC number3.1.1.67
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 long-chain-fatty-acyl ethyl ester and H2O, whereas its two products are long-chain-fatty acid and ethanol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is long-chain-fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called FAEES.

References

    • Mogelson S, Lange LG (1984). "Nonoxidative ethanol metabolism in rabbit myocardium: purification to homogeneity of fatty acyl ethyl ester synthase". Biochemistry. 23 (18): 4075–81. doi:10.1021/bi00313a010. PMID 6487591.


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