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Literature summary for 1.2.1.48 extracted from

  • Moreau, R.A.; Huang, A.H.C.
    Enzymes of wax ester catabolism in jojoba (1981), Methods Enzymol., 71, 804-813.
No PubMed abstract available

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
dithiothreitol 5 mM causes 58% increase in activity Simmondsia chinensis

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Cu2+ 1 mM causes 60% inhibition Simmondsia chinensis
p-chloromercuribenzoate 0.1 mM causes complete inhibition Simmondsia chinensis

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.004
-
decyl aldehyde
-
Simmondsia chinensis
0.25
-
NAD+
-
Simmondsia chinensis

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
membrane localized primarily in the membrane of wax bodies Simmondsia chinensis 16020
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Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mn2+ 1 mM causes 24% increase in activity Simmondsia chinensis
additional information CaCl2, MgCl2, NaCl and KCl at concentration of 1 mM exert little effect Simmondsia chinensis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
long-chain aldehyde + NAD+ Simmondsia chinensis
-
?
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Simmondsia chinensis
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jojoba
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
seed activity absent from dry seed Simmondsia chinensis
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seed increases during germination Simmondsia chinensis
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Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
frozen, several months Simmondsia chinensis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
decanal + NAD+ + H2O
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Simmondsia chinensis decanoic acid + NADH
-
?
dodecanal + NAD+ + H2O
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Simmondsia chinensis dodecanoic acid + NADH
-
?
hexadecanal + NAD+ + H2O
-
Simmondsia chinensis hexadecanoic acid + NADH
-
?
long-chain aldehyde + NAD+
-
Simmondsia chinensis ?
-
?
long-chain aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O
-
Simmondsia chinensis long-chain acid anion + NADH
-
?
additional information not: acetaldehyde Simmondsia chinensis ?
-
?
tetradecanal + NAD+ + H2O
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Simmondsia chinensis tetradecanoic acid + NADH
-
?

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
55
-
30 min, 80% loss of activity Simmondsia chinensis

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
9
-
-
Simmondsia chinensis

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NAD+ NAD+ is a much better electron acceptor than NADP+, FAD or flavin mononucleotide Simmondsia chinensis