Enzyme Details

EC Classification

3.1.1.73

Enzyme name
(recommended)

feruloyl esterase

Alternative names

4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl-sugar hydrolase
ferulic acid esterase, hydroxycinnamoyl esterase, hemicellulase accessory enzymes
FAE-III, cinnamoyl ester hydrolase, FAEA, cinnAE, FAE-I, FAE-II

Classification

Hydrolases

Acting on ester bonds

Carboxylic ester hydrolases

Catalyses reactions

H2O + Methyl caffeate <-> Methanol + Caffeate

H2O + Methyl ferulate <-> Methanol + Ferulate

H2O + Methyl p-coumarate <-> Methanol + 4-Coumarate

H2O + Methyl sinapate <-> Methanol + Sinapate

H2O + 1-Naphthylbutanoic acid <-> Butanoate + alpha-Naphthol

H2O + alpha-Naphthyl caprylate <-> Octanoate + alpha-Naphthol

External links

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