Glycerol-2-phosphatase
| glycerol-2-phosphatase | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.1.3.19 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9027-39-8 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
| |||||||||
The enzyme glycerol-2-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.19) catalyzes the reaction
- glycerol 2-phosphate + H2O glycerol + phosphate
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is glycerol-2-phosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include β-glycerophosphatase, β-glycerophosphate phosphatase, and 2-glycerophosphatase.
References
- Boyer, P.D., Lardy, H. and Myrback, K. (Eds.), The Enzymes, 2nd ed., vol. 5, Academic Press, New York, 1961, p. 37-47.
- Tsuboi KK, Wiener G, Hudson PB (1957). "Acid phosphatase. VII. Yeast phosphomonoesterase; isolation procedure and stability characteristics". J. Biol. Chem. 224 (2): 621–635. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)64955-5. PMID 13405892.