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EC 3.1.1.85 Details
EC number
3.1.1.85
Accepted name
pimelyl-[acyl-carrier protein] methyl ester esterase
Reaction
pimeloyl-[acyl-carrier protein] methyl ester + H2O = pimeloyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + methanol
Other name(s)
BioH
Systematic name
pimeloyl-[acyl-carrier protein] methyl ester hydrolase
Comment
Involved in biotin biosynthesis in Gram-negative bacteria. The enzyme exhibits carboxylesterase activity, particularly toward substrates with short acyl chains [1,2]. Even though the enzyme can interact with coenzyme A thioesters [3], the in vivo role of the enzyme is to hydrolyse the methyl ester of pimeloyl-[acyl carrier protein], terminating the part of the biotin biosynthesis pathway that is catalysed by the fatty acid elongation enzymes [4].
History
created 2011
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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
3.1.2.8 created 1961, deleted 1978
3.1.2.9 created 1961, deleted 1964
3.1.2.24 created 2000, deleted 2005
3.1.25.2 created 1978, deleted 1992