Glutathione thiolesterase

glutathione thiolesterase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.2.7
CAS number 9025-99-4
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, a glutathione thiolesterase (EC 3.1.2.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-acylglutathione + H2O \rightleftharpoons glutathione + a carboxylate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-acylglutathione and H2O, whereas its two products are glutathione and carboxylate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on thioester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-acylglutathione hydrolase. This enzyme is also called citryl-glutathione thioesterhydrolase.

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