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ENZYME entry: 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
BRENDA3.1.1.73
EC2PDB3.1.1.73
ExplorEnz3.1.1.73
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles3.1.1.73
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.73
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.1.1.73
IntEnz3.1.1.73
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 3.1.1.73
MetaCyc3.1.1.73
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.1.1.73
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
D5EXZ4, AXFA_PRER2D4AS70, FAE1_ARTBCQ9P979, FAEA_ASPAW
B8NIB8, FAEA_ASPFNA2QSY5, FAEA_ASPNCO42807, FAEA_ASPNG
Q2UNW5, FAEA_ASPORQ0CBM7, FAEA_ASPTNO42815, FAEA_ASPTU
P0CT85, FAEA_TALSNB0YDW9, FAEB1_ASPFCB8NPA4, FAEB1_ASPFN
Q4W8Z9, FAEB1_ASPFUQ2UP89, FAEB1_ASPORQ0CVS2, FAEB1_ASPTN
A1DKV3, FAEB1_NEOFIB0Y7U1, FAEB2_ASPFCB8NPT0, FAEB2_ASPFN
Q4WMR0, FAEB2_ASPFUQ2UMX6, FAEB2_ASPORQ0CI21, FAEB2_ASPTN
A1DMV3, FAEB2_NEOFIA1CTK4, FAEB_ASPCLA2R0Z6, FAEB_ASPNC
Q8WZI8, FAEB_ASPNGQ5BCF8, FAEB_EMENIG2QND5, FAEB_MYCTT
Q9HGR3, FAEB_NEUCRQ9Y871, FAEB_PIREQQ9HE18, FAEB_TALFU
B8M9H9, FAEB_TALSNA1C9D4, FAEC1_ASPCLA1CC33, FAEC2_ASPCL
B0XU32, FAEC_ASPFCB8N7Z6, FAEC_ASPFNA4D9B6, FAEC_ASPFU
A2QYU7, FAEC_ASPNCQ2UI81, FAEC_ASPORQ0CDX2, FAEC_ASPTN
Q5B2G3, FAEC_EMENIA1DI08, FAEC_NEOFIB8LV47, FAEC_TALSN
Q7RWX8, FAED_NEUCRD5EY13, XYFA_PRER2

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