Fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase

fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.1.67
Databases
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 / EGO

In enzymology, a fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase (EC 3.1.1.67) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

a long-chain-fatty-acyl ethyl ester + H2O a long-chain-fatty acid + ethanol

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are long-chain-fatty-acyl ethyl ester and H2O, whereas its two products are long-chain-fatty acid and ethanol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is long-chain-fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called FAEES.

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