Fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase

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fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase
Identifiers
EC no.3.1.1.67
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The enzyme fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase (EC 3.1.1.67) catalyzes the reaction

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

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

References

  • Mogelson S, Lange LG (1984). "Nonoxidative ethanol metabolism in rabbit myocardium: purification to homogeneity of fatty acyl ethyl ester synthase". Biochemistry. 23 (18): 4075–81. doi:10.1021/bi00313a010. PMID 6487591.