{{infobox enzyme | Name = Sinapine esterase | EC_number = 3.1.1.49 | CAS_number = 72506-67-3 | GO_code = 0050285 | image = | width = | caption = }} The enzyme '''sinapine esterase''' (EC 3.1.1.49) catalyzes the hydrolysis reaction:<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nurmann G, Strack D | date = 1979 | title = Sinapine esterase. 1. Characterization of sinapine esterase from cotyledons of ''Raphanus sativus'' | journal = Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. | volume = 34 | issue = 9–10 | pages = 715–720 | doi = 10.1515/znc-1979-9-1011 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
{{chemrxn|width=70%| {{chemrxn/cpd|sinapine|upright=1.2 }} {{chemrxn/arw|fwd_in={{chem2|H2O}} }} {{chemrxn/cpd|sinapinic acid }} {{chemrxn/txt|+ }} {{chemrxn/cpd|choline|upright=0.5 }} }}
Sinapine and sinapinic acid are found widely in brassica.<ref name=CompRev>{{cite journal|last1=Niciforovic|first1=Neda|last2=Abramovi|first2=Helena|title=Sinapic Acid and Its Derivatives: Natural Sources and Bioactivity|journal=Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety|date=2014|volume=13|issue=1|pages=34–51|doi=10.1111/1541-4337.12041|pmid=33412688 }}</ref>
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is '''sinapoylcholine sinapohydrolase'''. This enzyme is also called '''aromatic choline esterase'''.<ref>{{KEGG enzyme|3.1.1.49}}</ref>
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Category:EC 3.1.1 Category:Enzymes of unknown structure
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