Steroid-lactonase

steroid-lactonase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.1.37
CAS number 37288-08-7
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, a steroid-lactonase (EC 3.1.1.37) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

testololactone + H2O \rightleftharpoons testolate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are testololactone and H2O, whereas its product is testolate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is testololactone lactonohydrolase.

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