Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase

Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase
N(alpha)-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.1.64
CAS number 100630-47-5
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase (EC 3.5.1.64) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine + H2O \rightleftharpoons benzyl alcohol + CO2 + L-leucine

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine and H2O, whereas its 3 products are benzyl alcohol, CO2, and L-leucine.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine urethanehydrolase. Other names in common use include benzyloxycarbonylleucine hydrolase, Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl amino acid urethane hydrolase IV, and alpha-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucine urethanehydrolase.

References

  • Matsumura E, Shin T, Murao S, Sakaguchi M and Kawano T (1985). "A novel enzyme, Nalpha-benzyloxycarbonyl amino acid urethane hydrolase IV". Agric. Biol. Chem. 49: 3643–3645. 
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