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ENZYME entry: EC 3.1.1.59

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/3.1.1.59
Accepted Name
juvenile-hormone esterase
Alternative Name(s)
JH esterase
methyl-(2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate acylhydrolase
Reaction catalysed
  • juvenile hormone I + H2O = juvenile hormone I carboxylate + methanol + H(+)
  • juvenile hormone III + H2O = juvenile hormone III carboxylate + methanol + H(+)
Comment(s)
Demethylates the insect juvenile hormones, JH1 and JH3, but does not hydrolyze the analogous ethyl or isopropyl esters.
Cross-references
BRENDA3.1.1.59
EC2PDB3.1.1.59
ExplorEnz3.1.1.59
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.59
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.59
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 3.1.1.59
MetaCyc3.1.1.59
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.1.1.59
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
P12992, ESTJ_HELVIP19985, ESTJ_MANSED6WMZ8, ESTJ_TRICA
P30809, JHEA_TRINIP30810, JHEB_TRINI

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