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  • Mackert, A.; Hartfelder, K.; Bitondi, M.M.; Simoes, Z.L.
    The juvenile hormone (JH) epoxide hydrolase gene in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome encodes a protein which has negligible participation in JH degradation (2010), J. Insect Physiol., 56, 1139-1146.
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Inhibitors

EC Number Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
3.1.1.59 3-octylthio-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanone specific inhibitor, 95-100% inhibition at 2 mM in hemolymph and fat body Apis mellifera

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
3.1.1.59 juvenile hormone III + H2O Apis mellifera JH esterase hydrolyzes the methyl ester to produce juvenile hormone acid juvenile hormone III acid + methanol
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
3.1.1.59 Apis mellifera
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Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
3.1.1.59 fat body
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Apis mellifera
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3.1.1.59 hemolymph
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Apis mellifera
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
3.1.1.59 juvenile hormone III + H2O
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Apis mellifera juvenile hormone III acid + methanol
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3.1.1.59 juvenile hormone III + H2O JH esterase hydrolyzes the methyl ester to produce juvenile hormone acid Apis mellifera juvenile hormone III acid + methanol
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Synonyms

EC Number Synonyms Comment Organism
3.1.1.59 JH esterase
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Apis mellifera
3.1.1.59 JHE
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Apis mellifera

Temperature Optimum [°C]

EC Number Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
3.1.1.59 30
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assay at Apis mellifera

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
3.1.1.59 7.4
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assay at Apis mellifera

General Information

EC Number General Information Comment Organism
3.1.1.59 physiological function JHE is the enzyme primarily performing juvenile hormone degradation in Apis mellifera, while the JH epoxide hydrolase, EC 3.3.2.9, plays a negligible role Apis mellifera