Biology:Tropinesterase

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tropinesterase
Identifiers
EC number3.1.1.10
CAS number59536-71-9
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme tropinesterase (EC 3.1.1.10) catalyzes the reaction

atropine + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] tropine + tropate

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is atropine acylhydrolase. Other names in common use include tropine esterase, atropinase, and atropine esterase.

References

  • "Azolesterase activities of electrophoretically separated proteins of serum". J. Biol. Chem. 144: 525–528. 1942. 
  • "[The purification and characterization of atropine esterase from rabbit liver microsomes (author's transl)]". Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 355 (5): 529–42. 1974. PMID 4435736.