Acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase

Acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase
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EC no.3.1.2.11
CAS no.37288-10-1
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The enzyme acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase (EC 3.1.2.11) catalyzes the reaction

 
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The enzyme characterised from liver hydrolyses acetoacetyl-CoA to coenzyme A and acetoacetic acid, which forms the thioester in the starting material.[1][2][3] The enzyme from Thermosipho melanesiensis has been studied as a means of producing acetone by metabolic engineering.[4]

This is a hydrolase, specifically one acting on thioester bonds. The systematic name is acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase. Other names in common use include acetoacetyl coenzyme A hydrolase, acetoacetyl CoA deacylase, and acetoacetyl coenzyme A deacylase.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Drummond GI, Stern JR (1960). "Enzymes of ketone body metabolism. II. Properties of an acetoacetate-synthesizing enzyme prepared from ox liver". J. Biol. Chem. 235 (2): 318–25. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69522-5. PMID 13818236.
  2. ↑ Aragon JJ, Lowenstein JM (1983). "A survey of enzymes which generate or use acetoacetyl thioesters in rat liver". J. Biol. Chem. 258 (8): 4725–33. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)32482-7. PMID 6131897.
  3. ↑ Schomburg, Dietmar; Salzmann, Margit (1991). "Acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase". Enzyme Handbook 3. pp. 261–263. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-76463-9_58. ISBN 978-3-642-48962-4.
  4. ↑ Bing, Ryan G.; Buhrman, Greg K.; Ford, Kathryne C.; et al. (2025). "Structural and kinetic characterization of an acetoacetyl-Coenzyme A: Acetate Coenzyme a transferase from the extreme thermophile Thermosipho melanesiensis". Biochemical Journal. 482 (4): 225–240. doi:10.1042/BCJ20240747. PMC 12400318. PMID 39869497.
  5. ↑ Enzyme 3.1.2.11 at KEGG Pathway Database.