ENTRY       EC 3.1.1.56
NAME        Methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase
            Esterase D
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on ester bonds
            Carboxylic ester hydrolases
SYSNAME     4-Methylumbelliferyl-acetate acylhydrolase
REACTION    4-Methylumbelliferyl acetate + H2O = 4-Methylumbelliferone +
            Acetate
SUBSTRATE   4-Methylumbelliferyl acetate
            H2O
PRODUCT     4-Methylumbelliferone
            Acetate
COMMENT     Acts on short-chain acyl esters of 4-methylumbelliferone, but not
            on naphthyl, indoxyl or thiocholine esters.
DISEASE     MIM: 133280  Esterase D; S-formylglutathione hydrolase
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.1.1.56
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.1.1.56
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