Steroid-lactonase
In enzymology, a steroid-lactonase (EC 3.1.1.37) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- testololactone + H2O testolate
| steroid-lactonase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 3.1.1.37 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 37288-08-7 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| 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 testololactone and H2O, whereas its product is testolate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is testololactone lactonohydrolase.
References
- Holmlund CE, Blank RH (January 1965). "Preparation and properties of a steroid lactonase". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 109 (1): 29–35. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(65)90282-1. PMID 14281950.
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