| Product Name |
acetylsalicylate deacetylase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
acetylsalicylic acid esterase, ASPES, aspirin esterase, aspirin esterase I, aspirin esterase II, aspirin hydrolase, aspirin-esterase, esterase, aspirin, plasma aspirin esterase |
| EC Number |
3.1.1.55 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
Not identical with EC?3.1.1.1?(carboxylesterase), EC?3.1.1.2?(arylesterase), EC?3.1.1.7?(acetylcholinesterase) or EC?3.1.1.8?(cholinesterase). The activity of the liver cytosol enzyme is highest with acetyl esters of aryl alcohols, and thioesters are also hydrolysed; the microsomal enzyme also hydrolyses some other negatively charged esters, with highest activity on esters of salicylate with long-chain alcohols. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
Acetylsalicylate + H(2)O = salicylate + acetate. |
