ExplorEnz: EC 3.1.1.121

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3.1.1.121

Accepted name:

ergosteryl-3β-O-L-aspartate hydrolase

Reaction:

1-(ergostan-3β-yl) L-aspartate + H₂O = ergosterol + L-aspartate

Other name(s):

ErdH

Systematic name:

ergosteryl-3β-O-L-aspartate aminoacylesterase

Comments:

The enzyme has been detected in fungal species that belong to the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota phyla, and has been characterized from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

Yakobov, N., Fischer, F., Mahmoudi, N., Saga, Y., Grube, C.D., Roy, H., Senger, B., Grob, G., Tatematsu, S., Yokokawa, D., Mouyna, I., Latge, J.P., Nakajima, H., Kushiro, T. and Becker, H.D. RNA-dependent sterol aspartylation in fungi. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 117 (2020) 14948–14957. [DOI] [PMID: 32541034]

[EC 3.1.1.121 created 2023]