Feruloyl esterase


The enzyme feruloyl esterase catalyzes the reaction
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl-sugar hydrolase. Other names in common use include ferulic acid esterase , hydroxycinnamoyl esterase, hemicellulase accessory enzyme, cinnamoyl ester hydrolase .

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes,,,,, and.