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Information on EC 3.1.1.25 - 1,4-lactonase

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IUBMB Comments

The enzyme is specific for 1,4-lactones with 4-8 carbon atoms. It does not hydrolyse simple aliphatic esters, acetylcholine, sugar lactones or substituted aliphatic lactones, e.g. 3-hydroxy-4-butyrolactone; requires Ca2+.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
ahl lactonase, ssopox, vmolac, levo-lactonase, vmut_2255, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
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ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
a 1,4-lactone + H2O = a 4-hydroxyacid
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
D-galactose degradation II