Feruloyl esterase

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In enzymology, a feruloyl esterase (EC 3.1.1.73) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

feruloyl-polysaccharide + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ ferulate + polysaccharide

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are feruloyl-polysaccharide and H₂O, whereas its two products are ferulate and polysaccharide.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is '. Other names in common use include ferulic acid esterase, hydroxycinnamoyl esterase, hemicellulase', accessory enzymes, and FAE-III, cinnamoyl ester hydrolase, FAEA, cinnAE, FAE-I, FAE-II.

1 Structural studies
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Gene Ontology (GO) codes

[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1USW, 1UWC, 1UZA, 2BJH, 2HL6, and 2IX9.

[edit] References

IUBMB entry for 3.1.1.73
BRENDA references for 3.1.1.73 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 3.1.1.73
PubMed Central references for 3.1.1.73
Google Scholar references for 3.1.1.73
Faulds CB, Williamson G (1991). "The purification and characterization of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic (ferulic) acid esterase from Streptomyces olivochromogenes". J. Gen. Microbiol. 137: 2339–45. PMID 1663152.
Faulds CB and Williamson G (1994). "Purification and characterisation of a ferulic acid esterase (FAE-III) from Aspergillus niger. Specificity for the phenolic moiety and binding to microcrystalline cellulose". Microbiology 140: 779–787.
Kroon PA, Faulds CB, Williamson G (Pt 3). "Purification and characterization of a novel esterase induced by growth of Aspergillus niger on sugar-beet pulp". Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 23: 255–62. PMID 8679110.
Faulds CB, Williamson G, van den Hombergh JP, Visser J (1997). "The faeA genes from Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tubingensis encode ferulic acid esterases involved in degradation of complex cell wall polysaccharides". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63: 4638–44. PMID 9406381.
Castanares A, Mccrae SI and Wood TM (1992). "Purification and properties of a feruloyl/p-coumaroyl esterase from the fungus Penicillium pinophilum". Enzyme Microbiol. Technol. 14: 875–884. doi:10.1016/0141-0229(92)90050-X.