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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = Acetylajmaline esterase
| EC_number = 3.1.1.80
| CAS_number = 110183-46-5
| IUBMB_EC_number = 3/1/1/80
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'''Acetylajmaline esterase''' ({{EC number|3.1.1.80}}, ''AAE'', ''2beta(R)-17-O-acetylajmalan:acetylesterase'', ''acetylajmalan esterase'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''17-O-acetylajmaline O-acetylhydrolase''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Characterization of 2&beta;(''R'')-17-''O''-acetylajmalan:acetylesterase&mdash;a specific enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the ''Rauwolfia'' alkaloid ajmaline |author = Polz, L., Sch&uuml;bel, H. and St&ouml;ckigt, J. |journal = Z. Naturforsch. [C] |year = 1987 |volume = 42 |pages = 333–342 |pmid = 2955586 |issue=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = Functional expression of an ajmaline pathway-specific esterase from ''Rauvolfia'' in a novel plant-virus expression system |author = Ruppert, M., Woll, J., Giritch, A., Genady, E., Ma, X. and St&ouml;ckigt, J. |journal = Planta |year = 2005 |volume = 222 |pages = 888–898 |pmid = 16133216 |doi=10.1007/s00425-005-0031-0}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: (1) 17-O-acetylajmaline + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[ajmaline]] + [[acetate]]
: (2) 17-O-acetylnorajmaline + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[norajmaline]] + acetate

This plant enzyme mediates the last stages in the [[biosynthesis]] of the [[indole alkaloid]] [[ajmaline]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|Acetylajmaline+esterase}}

[[Category:EC 3.1.1]]