The enzyme wax-ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.50) catalyzes the reaction

wax-ester hydrolase
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EC no.3.1.1.50
CAS no.66625-78-3
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a wax ester + H2O a long-chain alcohol + a long-chain carboxylate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are wax ester and H2O, whereas its two products are long-chain alcohol and long-chain carboxylate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is wax-ester acylhydrolase. Other names in common use include jojoba wax esterase, and WEH.

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  • Huang AH, Moreau RA, Liu KD (1978). "Development and properties of a wax ester hydrolase in the cotyledons of jojoba seedlings". Plant Physiol. 61 (3): 339–341. doi:10.1104/pp.61.3.339. PMC 1091863. PMID 16660288.
  • Moreau RA; Huang AHC (1981). "Enzymes of wax ester catabolism in jojoba". Lipids Part C. Methods in Enzymology. Vol. 71. pp. 804–813. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(81)71095-4. ISBN 978-0-12-181971-2.