Arylsulfatase (EC 3.1.6.1,
sulfatase, nitrocatechol sulfatase, phenolsulfatase, phenylsulfatase, ''p''-nitrophenyl sulfatase, arylsulfohydrolase, 4-methylumbelliferyl sulfatase, estrogen sulfatase) is a type of
sulfatase enzyme
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with
systematic name
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A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
''aryl-sulfate sulfohydrolase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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: an aryl sulfate + H
2O
a
phenol
Phenol (also known as carbolic acid, phenolic acid, or benzenol) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile and can catch fire.
The molecule consists of a phenyl group () ...
+
sulfate
It catalyses an analogous reaction for sulfonated hexoses. Types include:
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Arylsulfatase A (also known as "cerebroside-sulfatase")
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Arylsulfatase B (also known as "''N''-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase")
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Steroid sulfatase (formerly known as "arylsulfatase C")
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ARSC2
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ARSD
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ARSF
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ARSG
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ARSH
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ARSI
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ARSJ
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ARSK
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ARSL (formerly known as "arylsulfatase E", "ARSE")
See also
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Aryl
References
Hydrolases
EC 3.1.6
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