Reaction: chenodeoxycholoyltaurine + H2O = chenodeoxycholate + taurine
Glossary: chenodeoxycholate = 3α,7α-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oate
Systematic name: chenodeoxycholoyltaurine amidohydrolase
Comments: Some other taurine conjugates are hydrolysed, but not glycine conjugates of bile acids.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 125752-75-2
References:
1. Kawamoto, K., Horibe, I. and Uchida, K. Purification and characterization of a new hydrolase for conjugated bile acids, chenodeoxycholyltaurine hydrolase, from Bacteroides vulgatus. J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 106 (1989) 1049-1053. [PMID: 2628421]