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EC 3.1.2.6 Details
EC number
3.1.2.6
Accepted name
hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase
Reaction
S-(2-hydroxyacyl)glutathione + H2O = glutathione + a 2-hydroxy carboxylate
Other name(s)
glyoxalase II,
S-2-hydroxylacylglutathione hydrolase,
hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase,
acetoacetylglutathione hydrolase
Systematic name
S-(2-hydroxyacyl)glutathione hydrolase
CAS registry number
9025-90-5
Comment
Also hydrolyses S-acetoacetylglutathione, but more slowly.
History
created 1961 (EC 3.1.2.8 created 1961, incorporated 1978)
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3.1.2.8 created 1961, deleted 1978
3.1.2.9 created 1961, deleted 1964
3.1.2.24 created 2000, deleted 2005