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EC 3.3.2.2 Details
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3.3.2.2
Accepted name
lysoplasmalogenase
Reaction
(1) 1-(1-alkenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + H2O = an aldehyde + sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine;;(2) 1-(1-alkenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine + H2O = an aldehyde + sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
Other name(s)
alkenylglycerophosphocholine hydrolase,
alkenylglycerophosphoethanolamine hydrolase,
1-(1-alkenyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine aldehydohydrolase
Systematic name
lysoplasmalogen aldehydohydrolase
CAS registry number
37288-65-6
Comment
Lysoplasmalogenase is specific for the sn-2-deacylated (lyso) form of plasmalogen and catalyses hydrolytic cleavage of the vinyl ether bond, releasing a fatty aldehyde and sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine or sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine.
History
created 1972, modified 1976, (EC 3.3.2.5 created 1984, incorporated 2016), modified 2016
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1 Oxidoreductases
3 Hydrolases
3.3.2.1 isochorismatase
