Histidinol-phosphatase

Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme histidinol-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.15) catalyzes the reaction

L-histidinol phosphate + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ L-histidinol + phosphate

This enzyme participates in histidine metabolism.

Nomenclature

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, to be specific, those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is L-histidinol-phosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include histidinol phosphate phosphatase, L-histidinol phosphate phosphatase, histidinolphosphate phosphatase, HPpase, and histidinolphosphatase.

E. coli

Template:Main In E. coli the enzyme encoded by the gene hisB is a fused imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase and histidinol-phosphatase.

Further reading

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