Carboxylesterase
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.1 Acting on ester bonds > 3.1.1 Carboxylic-ester hydrolases > 3.1.1.1 carboxylesterase
Carboxylesterase is the broad intracellular serine hydrolase. It hydrolyzes a carboxylic ester with water to an alcohol and carboxylate; microsomal forms also carry arylesterase, lysophospholipase, acetylesterase, acylglycerol lipase, acylcarnitine hydrolase, palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase, amidase and aryl-acylamidase activities, and hydrolyze vitamin A esters. It occurs in viruses and cellular organisms.
Carboxylesterase is the broad intracellular serine hydrolase. It hydrolyzes a carboxylic ester with water to an alcohol and carboxylate; microsomal forms also carry arylesterase, lysophospholipase, acetylesterase, acylglycerol lipase, acylcarnitine hydrolase, palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase, amidase and aryl-acylamidase activities, and hydrolyze vitamin A esters. It occurs in viruses and cellular organisms.
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