The enzyme fusarinine-C ornithinesterase (EC 3.1.1.48) catalyzes the reaction
N 5-acyl-L-ornithine ester + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } N 5-acyl-L-ornithine + an alcohol This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N 5-L-ornithine-ester hydrolase. Other names in common use include ornithine esterase, and 5-N 5-L-ornithine-ester hydrolase.
References
Emery T (June 1976). "Fungal ornithine esterases: relationship to iron transport". Biochemistry. 15 (13): 2723–8. doi:10.1021/bi00658a002. PMID 949472.
