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Accession
GO:0050398
Name
wax-ester hydrolase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
WEH, wax-ester acylhydrolase activity, jojoba wax esterase
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: a wax ester + H2O = a long-chain alcohol + a long-chain carboxylate. Source: EC:3.1.1.50, MetaCyc:WAX-ESTER-HYDROLASE-RXN
Comment
None
History
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Chem. react.
has participant water
has participant wax ester
has participant hydron
has participant long-chain fatty acid anion
has participant long-chain fatty alcohol
Subset
None
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Parents of wax-ester hydrolase activity (GO:0050398)
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wax-ester hydrolase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  water (CHEBI:15377)
wax-ester hydrolase activity [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (GO:0052689)
wax-ester hydrolase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  wax ester (CHEBI:10036)
wax-ester hydrolase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  hydron (CHEBI:15378)
wax-ester hydrolase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  long-chain fatty acid anion (CHEBI:57560)
wax-ester hydrolase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  long-chain fatty alcohol (CHEBI:17135)

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