| EC |
3.1.1.50 |
| Accepted name: |
wax-ester hydrolase |
| Reaction: |
a wax ester + H2O = a long-chain alcohol + a long-chain carboxylate |
| Other name(s): |
jojoba wax esterase; WEH |
| Systematic name: |
wax-ester acylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
Also acts on long-chain acylglycerol, but not diacyl- or triacylglycerols. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 66625-78-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Huang, A.H.C., Moreau, R.A. and Liu, K.D.F. Development and properties of a wax ester hydrolase in the cotyledons of jojoba seedlings. Plant Physiol. 61 (1978) 339–341. [PMID: 16660288] |
| 2. |
Moreau, R.A. and Huang, A.H.C. Enzymes of wax ester catabolism in jojoba. Methods Enzymol. 71 (1981) 804–813. |
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