Entry
Name
acylcarnitine hydrolase;
high activity acylcarnitine hydrolase;
HACH;
carnitine ester hydrolase;
palmitoylcarnitine hydrolase;
palmitoyl-L-carnitine hydrolase;
long-chain acyl-L-carnitine hydrolase;
palmitoyl carnitine hydrolase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
O-acylcarnitine acylhydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
O-acylcarnitine + H2O = a fatty acid + L-carnitine [RN:
R01924 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Acts on higher fatty acid (C6 to C18) esters of L-carnitine; highest activity is with O-decanoyl-L-carnitine.
History
EC 3.1.1.28 created 1972
Reference
Authors
Mahadevan S, Sauer F.
Title
Carnitine ester hydrolase of rat liver.
Journal
J Biol Chem 244:4448-53 (1969)
Reference
Authors
Mentlein R, Reuter G, Heymann E.
Title
Specificity of two different purified acylcarnitine hydrolases from rat liver, their identity with other carboxylesterases, and their possible function.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.28
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.1.28