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EC 3.1.1.67 Details
EC number
3.1.1.67
Accepted name
fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase
Reaction
a long-chain-fatty-acyl ethyl ester + H2O = a long-chain-fatty acid + ethanol
Other name(s)
FAEES
Systematic name
long-chain-fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester acylhydrolase
CAS registry number
90119-16-7
Comment
The reaction, forms ethyl esters from fatty acids and ethanol in the absence of coenzyme A or ATP. Best substrates are unsaturated octadecanoic acids; palmitate, stearate and arachidonate also act, but more slowly.
History
created 1989
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