Steroid-lactonase
| steroid-lactonase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.1.1.37 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 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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In enzymology, a steroid-lactonase (EC 3.1.1.37) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- testololactone + H2O testolate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are and H2O, whereas its product is .
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.
Categories:
- EC 3.1.1
- Enzymes of unknown structure
- EC 3.1 stubs