Reaction: dihydrocoumarin + H2O = melilotate
Systematic name: dihydrocoumarin lactonohydrolase
Comments: Also hydrolyses some other benzenoid 1,4-lactones.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37278-47-0
References:
1. Kosuge, T. and Conn, E.E. The metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. V. Purification and properties of dihydrocoumarin hydrolase of Melilotus alba. J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 1653-1656.