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EC 3.1.1.117 Details
EC number
3.1.1.117
Accepted name
(4-O-methyl)-D-glucuronate—lignin esterase
Reaction
a 4-O-methyl-D-glucopyranuronate ester + H2O = 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronic acid + an alcohol
Other name(s)
glucuronoyl esterase (ambiguous), 4-O-methyl-glucuronoyl methylesterase, glucuronoyl-lignin ester hydrolase
Systematic name
(4-O-methyl)-D-glucuronate—lignin ester hydrolase
Comment
The enzyme occurs in microorganisms and catalyses the cleavage of the ester bonds between glucuronoyl or 4-O-methyl-glucuronoyl groups attached to xylan and aliphatic or aromatic alcohols in lignin polymers.
History
created 2021
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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
3.1.3.30 created 1972, deleted 1992
3.1.3.61 created 1992, deleted 2002
3.1.3.65 created 1992, deleted 2002