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EC 3.1.1.84 Details
EC number
3.1.1.84
Accepted name
cocaine esterase
Reaction
cocaine + H2O = ecgonine methyl ester + benzoate
Other name(s)
CocE,
hCE2,
hCE-2,
human carboxylesterase 2
Systematic name
cocaine benzoylhydrolase
Comment
Rhodococcus sp. strain MB1 and Pseudomonas maltophilia strain MB11L can utilize cocaine as sole source of carbon and energy [2,3].
History
created 2010
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003