Reaction: Hydrolyses glycerol monoesters of long-chain fatty acids
Other name(s): monoacylglycerol lipase; monoacylglycerolipase; monoglyceride lipase; monoglyceride hydrolase; fatty acyl monoester lipase; monoacylglycerol hydrolase; monoglyceridyllipase; monoglyceridase
Systematic name: glycerol-ester acylhydrolase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9040-75-9
References:
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2. Pope, J.L., McPherson, J.C. and Tidwell, H.C. A study of a monoglyceride-hydrolyzing enzyme of intestinal mucosa. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 2306-2310.