| acetanilide esterase | <enzyme> Forms aniline Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| acetylglucomannan esterase | <enzyme> Catalyses release of acetic acid from o-acetylgalactoglucomannan Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha-amino acid esterase | <enzyme> Converts alpha-amino acid esters and water to alpha-amino acids and alcohol Registry number: EC 3.1.1.43 Synonym: alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| arginine esterase | <enzyme> Probably refers to an aspect of a proteinase; also index to specific proteinase class Registry number: EC 3.1.- Synonym: me-1,arginine ester hydrolase, me-2, me 1,me 2, arginine esterase a, esterase e-ii, esterase a (26 Jun 1999) |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase | <enzyme> Catalyses cleavage of the mass produced plasticiser, dehp Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: dehp esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| brefeldin A esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes brefeldin a to brefeldin a acid and also hydrolyzes ethyl valerate; 372 amino acids; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyrylcholine esterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine tostop its action. (22 May 1997) |
| C1 esterase | The activated first component of complement (C1). (05 Mar 2000) |
| C1 esterase inhibitor | An a2-neuraminoglycoprotein that inhibits the enzymatic activity of C1 esterase, the activated first component of complement. A deficiency of this inhibitor results in a lack of inhibition of C1r and C1s leading to uncontrolled activation of the complement cascade and oedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| RAG-1 esterase | <enzyme> From the oil-degrading acinetobacter lwoffii rag-1; has been sequenced; when cloned in E coli confers the ability to grow on triacetin Registry number: EC 3.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| versiconal hemiacetal acetate esterase | <enzyme> Converts versiconal hemiacetal acetate to versiconal; the first step in biosynthesis of versicolorin b and versicolorin a Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: vha esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| cefuroxime axetil esterase | <enzyme> Catalyses the hydrolysis of cefuroxime axetil to cefuroxime; also acts (slowly) on p-nitrophenyl acetate and alpha-naphthyl acetate Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| chloroacetate esterase | <enzyme> Consider also naphthol as d esterase which uses 3-hydroxy-4'-nitro-2-naphthanilide chloroacetate as a substrate Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| chlorophyll esterase | A reversible hydrolyzing enzyme catalyzing the removal of the phytyl group from a chlorophyll, leaving a chlorophyllide. Synonym: chlorophyll esterase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholesterol esterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholesterol and some other sterol esters, to liberate cholesterol plus a fatty acid anion. Chemical name: Steryl-ester acylhydrolase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.13 (12 Dec 1998) |