Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase

poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.1.75
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 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase (EC 3.1.1.75) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n + H2O poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n-x + poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]x; x 1-5

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are [[poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n]] and H2O, whereas its two products are [[poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n-x]] and [[poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]x; x]].

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate] hydrolase. Other names in common use include PHB depolymerase, poly(3HB) depolymerase, poly[(R)-hydroxyalkanoic acid] depolymerase, poly(HA) depolymerase, poly(HASCL) depolymerase, and poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] hydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2D80 and 2D81.

References

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