In enzymology, a prunasin β-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.118) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
| Prunasin β-glucosidase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.2.1.118 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9023-41-0 | ||||||||
| 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 / QuickGO | ||||||||
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- (R)-prunasin + H2O D-glucose + mandelonitrile
It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is prunasin β-D-glucohydrolase. It is also called prunasin hydrolase.
References
edit- Kuroki G, Lizotte PA, Poulton JE (1984). "Catabolism of (R)-Amygdalin and (R)-Vicianin by Partially Purified β-Glycosidases from Prunus serotina Ehrh. and Davallia trichomanoides". Z. Naturforsch. C. 39: 232–239.
