Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	gluconolactonase
Alternative names	D-glucono-1,5-lactone lactonohydrolase lactonase aldonolactonase glucono-delta-lactonase gulonolactonase
EC Classification	3.1.1.17
Classification	Hydrolases Acting on ester bonds Carboxylic ester hydrolases
Catalyses reactions	H2O + D-Glucono-1,5-lactone <-> D-Gluconate H2O + L-Arabinose <-> L-Arabinonate H2O + L-Gulono-1,4-lactone <-> L-Gulonate H2O + 6-Hexanolide <-> 6-Hydroxyhexanoate H2O + L-Dehydroascorbate <-> 2,3-Dioxo-L-gulonate H2O + D-Gulonolactone <-> D-Gulonate H2O + D-Galactono-1,5-lactone <-> D-Galactonate H2O + L-Galactonolactone <-> L-Galactonate H2O + D-Gulono-1,4-lactone <-> Unknown H2O + L-Gulono-1,4-lactone <-> Unknown H2O + L-Galactono-1,4-lactone <-> L-Galactonate
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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