| choline esterase II | <enzyme> An enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine tostop its action. (22 May 1997) |
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| methyl-p-hydroxyphenyllactate esterase | <enzyme> May be involved in regulation of cell growth in normal and neoplastic tissues Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: mehpla-ase (26 Jun 1999) |
| phosphonate esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes 4-nitrophenyl phenylphosphonate to yield 4-nitrophenol and phenylphosphonic acid Registry number: EC 3.11.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| cocaine esterase | <enzyme> Aspect of carboxylesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: (-)-cocaine-3-acylhydrolase, cocaine carboxylesterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| pilocarpine esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes pilocarpine to pilocarpic acid, probably not the same as acetylcholinesterase or butyrylcholinesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| pregnancy-associated esterase | <enzyme> In baboons, amount of activity correlates with stage of pregnancy; hydrolyzes alpha-naphthyl butyrate in preference to alpha-naphthyl acetate Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: pregnancy esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| procaine esterase | <enzyme> Aspect of EC 3.1.1.1,carboxylesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| heroin esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes heroin to yield morphine; n-terminal amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: 3,6-diacetylmorphine esterase, acetylmorphine carboxyesterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| sex-influenced esterase | <enzyme> Sex hormone-dependent enzyme; liver enzyme may be a precursor of sex-influenced esterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: es-si esterase, liver sex-influenced esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| naphthol as d esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolytic enzyme activity used as a histocytochemical test for the presence of esterases in tissue. Substrate used is 3-hydroxy-4'-nitro-2-naphthanilide chloroacetate (naphthol as-d). Registry number: EC 3.1.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| neurotoxic esterase | <enzyme> Site of biochemical lesion in delayed neuronal degeneration produced by certain organophosphorus esters; insensitive to organophosphorus cpds such as paraoxon, but sensitive to mipafox Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: phenylvalerate esterase, neuropathy target esterase, phenyl valerate hydrolase, nte, lymphocyte neuropathy target esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| norcocaine esterase | <enzyme> Aspect of EC 3.1.1.1,carboxylesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| dithiothreitol tetraacetate S-acetyl esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes dithiothreitol tetraactate to dithiothreitol; involved in the ester-mediated prevention of oxidative stress induced cell damage in liver Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: dttac-s-acetyl esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| indoxyl esterase | <enzyme> Reagent-strip leukocyte esterase (lce) tests for this activity Registry number: EC 3.1.- Synonym: leukocyte indoxyl esterase, leukocyte esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| trans-4-coumaroyl esterase | <enzyme> From bacterial and fungal cultures; cleaves coumaric acid from plant cell wall polysaccharides; see also record for feruloyl-4-coumaroyl esterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: trans-p-coumaroyl esterase, p-coumaroyl esterase, p-coumaric acid esterase (26 Jun 1999) |