Entry
Name
phorbol-diester hydrolase;
diacylphorbate 12-hydrolase;
diacylphorbate 12-hydrolase;
phorbol-12,13-diester 12-ester hydrolase;
PDEH
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
12,13-diacylphorbate 12-acylhydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
phorbol 12,13-dibutanoate + H2O = phorbol 13-butanoate + butanoate [RN:
R04119 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Hydrolyses the 12-ester bond in a variety of 12,13-diacylphorbols (phorbol is a diterpenoid); this reaction inactivates the tumour promotor 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate from croton oil.
History
EC 3.1.1.51 created 1984
Reference
Authors
Shoyab M, Warren TC, Todaro GJ.
Title
Isolation and characterization of an ester hydrolase active on phorbol diesters from murine liver.
Journal
J Biol Chem 256:12529-34 (1981)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.51
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.1.51
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