ID   3.1.1.76
DE   poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase.
AN   PHA depolymerase.
AN   PHO depolymerase.
AN   poly(3HO) depolymerase.
AN   poly(HA) depolymerase.
AN   poly(HAMCL) depolymerase.
AN   poly[(R)-3-hydroxyoctanoate] hydrolase.
AN   poly[(R)-hydroxyalkanoic acid] depolymerase.
CA   Hydrolyzes the polyester poly{oxycarbonyl[(R)-2-pentylethylene]} to
CA   oligomers.
CC   -!- The main product after prolonged incubation is the dimer.
CC   -!- Besides hydrolyzing polymers of 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid, the enzyme
CC       also hydrolyzes other polymers derived from medium-chain-length
CC       (C6-C12) hydroxyalkanoic acids and copolymers of mixtures of these.
CC   -!- It also hydrolyzes p-nitrophenyl esters of fatty acids.
CC   -!- Polymers of short-chain-length hydroxyalkanoic acids such as
CC       poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid] and poly[(R)-3-hydroxypentanoic
CC       acid] are not hydrolyzed.
DR   Q51718, PHAZ_PSEFL ;
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