- Limonene-1,2-epoxide hydrolase
In
enzymology , a limonene-1,2-epoxide hydrolase (EC number|3.3.2.8) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :limonene-1,2-epoxide + H2O ightleftharpoons limonene-1,2-diol
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are
limonene-1,2-epoxide and H2O, whereas its product islimonene-1,2-diol .This enzyme belongs to the family of
hydrolase s, specifically those acting on ether bonds (ether hydrolases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is limonene-1,2-epoxide hydrolase. This enzyme is also called limonene oxide hydrolase. This enzyme participates inlimonene andpinene degradation.tructural studies
As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1NU3, PDB link|1NWW, and PDB link|2BNG.
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