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ENZYME entry: EC 3.1.1.73

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/3.1.1.73
Accepted Name
feruloyl esterase
Alternative Name(s)
cinnamoyl ester hydrolase
ferulic acid esterase
hydroxycinnamoyl esterase
Reaction catalysed
feruloyl-polysaccharide + H2O = ferulate + polysaccharide
Comment(s)
  • Catalyzes the hydrolysis of the 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl (feruloyl) group from an esterified sugar, which is usually arabinose in 'natural' substrates.
  • p-Nitrophenol acetate and methyl ferulate are poorer substrates.
  • All microbial ferulate esterases are secreted into the culture medium.
  • They are sometimes called hemicellulase accessory enzymes, since they help xylanases and pectinases to break down plant cell wall hemicellulose.
Cross-references
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.1.1.73
ExplorEnz3.1.1.73
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.73
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
D5EXZ4, AXFA_XYLR2D4AS70, FAE1_ARTBCA0A6C0PI29, FAE1_PENPR
Q9P979, FAEA_ASPAWB8NIB8, FAEA_ASPFNA2QSY5, FAEA_ASPNC
O42807, FAEA_ASPNGQ2UNW5, FAEA_ASPORQ0CBM7, FAEA_ASPTN
O42815, FAEA_ASPTUP0CT85, FAEA_TALSNA1DKV3, FAEB1_ASPF1
B0YDW9, FAEB1_ASPFCB8NPA4, FAEB1_ASPFNQ4W8Z9, FAEB1_ASPFU
Q2UP89, FAEB1_ASPORQ0CVS2, FAEB1_ASPTNA1DMV3, FAEB2_ASPF1
B0Y7U1, FAEB2_ASPFCB8NPT0, FAEB2_ASPFNQ4WMR0, FAEB2_ASPFU
Q2UMX6, FAEB2_ASPORQ0CI21, FAEB2_ASPTNA1CTK4, FAEB_ASPCL
A2R0Z6, FAEB_ASPNCQ8WZI8, FAEB_ASPNGQ5BCF8, FAEB_EMENI
Q9HGR3, FAEB_NEUCRQ9Y871, FAEB_PIREQQ9HE18, FAEB_TALFU
B8M9H9, FAEB_TALSNG2QND5, FAEB_THET4A1C9D4, FAEC1_ASPCL
A1CC33, FAEC2_ASPCLA1DI08, FAEC_ASPF1B0XU32, FAEC_ASPFC
B8N7Z6, FAEC_ASPFNA4D9B6, FAEC_ASPFUA2QYU7, FAEC_ASPNC
Q2UI81, FAEC_ASPORQ0CDX2, FAEC_ASPTNQ5B2G3, FAEC_EMENI
B8LV47, FAEC_TALSNQ7RWX8, FAED_NEUCRD5EY13, XYFA_XYLR2
BRENDA3.1.1.73
MetaCyc3.1.1.73
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.73
EC2PDB3.1.1.73
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