IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.1.2.5

Accepted name: hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA hydrolase

Reaction: (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA + H2O = CoA + 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate

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Other name(s): β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A hydrolase; β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A deacylase; hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A hydrolase; hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A deacylase; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA hydrolase

Systematic name: (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA hydrolase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9025-89-2

References:

1. Dekker, E.E., Schlesinger, M.J. and Coon, M.J. β-Hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A deacetylase. J. Biol. Chem. 233 (1958) 434-438.

[EC 3.1.2.5 created 1961]


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