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Information on EC 3.1.1.1 - carboxylesterase

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     3 Hydrolases
         3.1 Acting on ester bonds
             3.1.1 Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
                3.1.1.1 carboxylesterase
IUBMB Comments
Wide specificity. The enzymes from microsomes also catalyse the reactions of EC 3.1.1.2 (arylesterase), EC 3.1.1.5 (lysophospholipase), EC 3.1.1.6 (acetylesterase), EC 3.1.1.23 (acylglycerol lipase), EC 3.1.1.28 (acylcarnitine hydrolase), EC 3.1.2.2 (palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase), EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) and EC 3.5.1.13 (aryl-acylamidase). Also hydrolyses vitamin A esters.
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The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
esterase, carboxylesterase, butyrate esterase, carboxyl esterase, carboxylesterase 1, egasyn, serine protease-like, hce-2, acyl coenzyme a:cholesterol acyltransferase, esterase a, more