Alpha-amino-acid esterase

The enzyme α-amino-acid esterase (EC 3.1.1.43) catalyzes the reaction

an α-amino acid ester + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ an α-amino acid + an alcohol

α-amino-acid esterase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.1.1.43
CAS no.	74506-40-4
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 / QuickGO
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This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is α-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called α-amino acid ester hydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1MPX, 1NX9, 1RYY, 2B4K, and 2B9V.