Juvenile-hormone esterase

In enzymology, a juvenile-hormone esterase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * methyl (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + methanol

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are methyl, (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate, and H2O, whereas its two products are (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate and methanol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is methyl-(2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-die noate acylhydrolase. Other names in common use include JH-esterase, juvenile hormone analog esterase, and juvenile hormone carboxyesterase.