Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.1.1.60 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 92480-02-9 | ||||||||
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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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In enzymology, a bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase (EC 3.1.1.60) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate + H2O 2-ethylhexyl phthalate + 2-ethylhexan-1-ol
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and H2O, whereas its two products are 2-ethylhexyl phthalate and 2-ethylhexan-1-ol.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called DEHP esterase.
References
- Krell HW, Sandermann H (1984). "Plant biochemistry of xenobiotics. Purification and properties of a wheat esterase hydrolyzing the plasticizer chemical, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate". Eur. J. Biochem. 143 (1): 57–62. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb08339.x. PMID 6468391.