EC |
3.2.1.104 |
Accepted name: |
steryl-β-glucosidase |
Reaction: |
cholesteryl-β-D-glucoside + H2O = D-glucose + cholesterol |
Systematic name: |
cholesteryl-β-D-glucoside glucohydrolase |
Comments: |
Acts on glucosides of cholesterol and sitosterol, but not on some related sterols such as coprostanol. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 69494-88-8 |
References: |
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Kalinowska, M. and Wojciechowski, Z.A. Purification and some properties of steryl β-D-glucoside hydrolase from Sinapis alba seedlings. Phytochemistry 17 (1978) 1533–1537. |
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[EC 3.2.1.104 created 1984] |
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