Biology:Uronolactonase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
| uronolactonase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 3.1.1.19 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9025-93-8 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme uronolactonase (EC 3.1.1.19) catalyzes the reaction
- D-glucurono-6,2-lactone + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] D-glucuronate
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is D-glucurono-6,2-lactone lactonohydrolase. It is also called glucuronolactonase. It participates in ascorbate and aldarate metabolism.
References
- "Aldono- and uronolactonases of animal tissues". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 233 (4): 794–9. October 1958. PMID 13587494.
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