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feruloyl esterase MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
feruloyl esterase
Unique ID
C070196
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C070196
Entry Term(s)
cinnamoyl ester hydrolase
ferulic acid esterase
ferulic acid esterase A
ferulic acid esterase b
hydroxycinnamoyl esterase
Registry Numbers
EC 3.1.1.73
EC 3.1.1.73
EC 3.1.1.73
Related Numbers
EC 3.1.1.73
Heading Mapped to
*Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
Frequency
322
Note
splits ester bond of methyl 5-O-feruloylarabinofuranoside to release ferulic acid; catalyzes the hydrolysis of the 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl (feruloyl) group from an esterified sugar, which is usually arabinose in 'natural' substrates; see also record for feruloyl-4-coumaroyl esterase
Source
Anal Biochem 1991;194(1):25
Date of Entry
1991/09/06
Revision Date
2005/04/28
feruloyl esterase Preferred
ferulic acid esterase A Narrower
ferulic acid esterase b Narrower
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