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Acylcarnitine hydrolase

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acylcarnitine hydrolase
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EC no.3.1.1.28
CAS no.37278-42-5
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The enzyme acylcarnitine hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.28) catalyzes the reaction

O-acylcarnitine + H2O a fatty acid + L-carnitine

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is O-acylcarnitine acylhydrolase. Other names in common use include high activity acylcarnitine hydrolase, HACH, carnitine ester hydrolase, palmitoylcarnitine hydrolase, palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase, long-chain acyl-L-carnitine hydrolase, and palmitoyl carnitine hydrolase.

References

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  • Mahadevan S, Sauer F (1969). "Carnitine ester hydrolase of rat liver". J. Biol. Chem. 244 (16): 4448–53. PMID 5806585.
  • Mentlein R, Reuter G, Heymann E (1985). "Specificity of two different purified acylcarnitine hydrolases from rat liver, their identity with other carboxylesterases, and their possible function". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 240 (2): 801–10. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(85)90089-X. PMID 4026306.