| EC |
3.2.1.117 |
| Accepted name: |
amygdalin β-glucosidase |
| Reaction: |
(R)-amygdalin + H2O = (R)-prunasin + D-glucose |
| Other name(s): |
amygdalase; amygdalinase; amygdalin hydrolase; amygdalin glucosidase |
| Systematic name: |
amygdalin β-D-glucohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Highly specific; does not act on prunasin, linamarin, gentiobiose or cellobiose (cf. EC 3.2.1.21 β-glucosidase). |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 51683-43-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Kuroki, G., Lizotte, P.A. and Poulton, J.E. L-β-Glycosidases from Prunus serotina EHRH and Davallia trichomanoides. Z. Natursforsch. C: Biosci. 39 (1984) 232–239. |
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| [EC 3.2.1.117 created 1989] |
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