ID 3.5.4.44 DE ectoine hydrolase. CA H2O + L-ectoine = (2S)-2-acetamido-4-aminobutanoate. CC -!- The enzyme, found in some halophilic bacteria, is involved in the CC degradation of the compatible solute ectoine. CC -!- The enzyme, which belongs to peptidase family M24, only acts in the CC direction of ectoine hydrolysis. CC -!- It also produces smaller amounts of (2S)-4-acetamido-2- CC aminobutanoate, which is recycled back to ectoine by EC 4.2.1.108. DR E1V7W1, DOEA_HALED ; //