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EC 3.1.1.50 Details
EC number
3.1.1.50
Accepted name
wax-ester hydrolase
Reaction
a wax ester + H2O = a long-chain alcohol + a long-chain carboxylate
Other name(s)
jojoba wax esterase, WEH
Systematic name
wax-ester acylhydrolase
CAS registry number
66625-78-3
Comment
Also acts on long-chain acylglycerol, but not diacyl- or triacylglycerols.
History
created 1984
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.12 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002