Acetylsalicylate deacetylase

acetylsalicylate deacetylase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.1.55
CAS number 87348-04-7
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

In enzymology, an acetylsalicylate deacetylase (EC 3.1.1.55) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

acetylsalicylate + H2O salicylate + acetate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetylsalicylate and H2O, whereas its two products are salicylate and acetate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetylsalicylate O-acetylhydrolase. Other names in common use include aspirin esterase, aspirin esterase, acetylsalicylic acid esterase, and aspirin hydrolase.

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