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Oleoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) hydrolase

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Reference excerpt

The enzyme oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.14) catalyzes the reaction

an oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } an [acyl-carrier-protein] + oleate This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on thioester bonds. The systematic name is oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase. Other names in common use include acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase, acyl-ACP-hydrolase, acyl-acyl carrier protein hydrolase, oleoyl-ACP thioesterase, and oleoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase. It participates in fatty acid biosynthesis. As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB: 2OWN and PDB: 2PFF.

References

Ohlrogge JB, Shine WE, Stumpf PK (1978). "Fat metabolism in higher plants. Characterization of plant acyl-ACP and acyl-CoA hydrolases". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 189 (2): 382–91. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(78)90225-4. PMID 30409. Shine WE, Mancha M, Stumpf PK (1976). "Fat metabolism in higher plants. The function of acyl thioesterases in the metabolism of acyl-coenzymes A and acyl-acyl carrier proteins". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 172 (1): 110–6. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(76)90054-0. PMID 3134.

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In research: Oleoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) hydrolase appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
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In the classroom: Oleoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) hydrolase is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics EC 3.1.2, EC 3.1 stubs, Enzymes of known structure, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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The enzyme oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.14) catalyzes the reaction an oleoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } an [acyl-carrier-protein] + oleate This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on thioester bonds. The…

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