| Official Name |
|---|
| Juvenile-hormone esterase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| JH esterase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Methyl (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + H(2)O <=> (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + methanol |
| Comment(s) |
|---|
| Demethylates the insect juvenile hormones, JH(1) and JH(3), but does
not hydrolyze the analogous ethyl or isopropyl esters.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| PROSITE | PDOC00112 |
| BRENDA | 3.1.1.59 |
| PUMA2 | 3.1.1.59 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.1.1.59 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.1.1.59 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.1.1.59 |
| IntEnz | 3.1.1.59 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.1.1.59 |
| MetaCyc | 3.1.1.59 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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