What is "arylsulfatase"

alt. (context biochemistry English) Any of a group of sulfatase enzymes. n. (context biochemistry English) Any of a group of sulfatase enzymes.

Arylsulfatase (, sulfatase, nitrocatechol sulfatase, phenolsulfatase, phenylsulfatase, p-nitrophenyl sulfatase, arylsulfohydrolase, 4-methylumbelliferyl sulfatase, estrogen sulfatase) is a type of sulfatase enzyme with systematic name aryl-sulfate sulfohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

a phenol sulfate + HO $\rightleftharpoons$ a phenol + sulfate

This group of enzymes has similar specificities.

Types include:

• Arylsulfatase A (also known as "cerebroside-sulfatase")
• Arylsulfatase B (also known as "N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase")
• Steroid sulfatase (formerly known as "Arylsulfatase C")
• ARSC2
• ARSD
• ARSE
• ARSF
• ARSG
• ARSH
• ARSI
• ARSJ
• ARSK