- D-arabinonolactonase
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D-arabinonolactonase Identifiers EC number 3.1.1.30 CAS number 37278-44-7 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a D-arabinonolactonase (EC 3.1.1.30) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- D-arabinono-1,4-lactone + H2O D-arabinonate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are D-arabinono-1,4-lactone and H2O, whereas its product is D-arabinonate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-arabinono-1,4-lactone lactonohydrolase.
References
- Palleroni NJ and Doudoroff M (1957). "Metabolism of carbohydrates by Pseudomonas saccharophilla. III Oxidation of D-arabinose". J. Bacteriol. 74: 180–185.
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