Biology:Tropinesterase
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| EC number | 3.1.1.10 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 59536-71-9 | ||||||||
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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 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.
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