| 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) |
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| trichodermin esterase | <enzyme> Mucor racemosus inducible enzyme which deacetylates trichodermin to trichodermol Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: trichodermin deacetylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| erythromycin esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes the lactone ring of erythromycin Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| ES46.5K esterase | <enzyme> Hepatic, microsomal enzyme that catalyses hydrolysis of phthalate esters Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| esterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of organic esters to release an alcohol or thiol and acid. The term could be applied to enzymes that hydrolyse carboxylate, phosphate and sulphate esters, but is more often restricted to the first class of substrate. (18 Nov 1997) |
| juvenile hormone esterase | <enzyme> Amino acid sequence has been determined Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: jh esterase, insect jhe (26 Jun 1999) |
| feruloyl-4-coumaroyl esterase | <enzyme> From penicillium pinophilum; releases ferulic acid and para-coumaric acid from esterified wheat straw xylan; can also release acetic acid from p-nitrophenyl acetate and from an acetylated xylan; acts synergistically with celluclast Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: fc esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| feruloyl esterase | <enzyme> Splits ester bond of methyl 5-o-feruloylarabinofuranoside to release ferulic acid; see also record for feruloyl-4-coumaroyl esterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: ferulic acid esterase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-nitrobenzyl esterase | <enzyme> Catalyses the hydrolysis of several beta-lactam p-nitrobenzyl (pnb) esters to the corresponding free acid and pnb alcohol; genbank u06089 Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: p-nitrobenzyl esterase, pnb carboxy-esterase, pnbce, pnba protein, pnba gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| 60kDa glycoprotein esterase | <enzyme> Mw appr. 60kda; from liver microsomes; amino acid sequence given in jbc 1987;262(31):15316 Registry number: EC 3.1.- Synonym: carboxyesterase gp60a, carboxyesterase gp60b (26 Jun 1999) |
| leukocyte esterase | <enzyme> The presence of leukocyte esterase is indirect evidence for the presence of white blood cells in the urine. The standard urinalysis dip test allows for the quick determination of leukocyte esterase presence via a colour reaction on a urine test strip. A positive test indicates a urinary tract infection. (27 Sep 1997) |
| a1-trypsin inhibitor | A glycoprotein that is the major protease inhibitor of human serum, is synthesised in the liver, and is genetically polymorphic due to the presence of over 20 alleles; individuals appropriately homozygous are deficient in a1-trypsin and are predisposed to pulmonary emphysema and juvenile hepatic cirrhosis because of alterations in the amino acid and sialic acid components of the glycoprotein. A1-Antitrypsin also inhibits thrombin. Synonym: a1-trypsin inhibitor, human a1-proteinase inhibitor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ACE inhibitor | <pharmacology> A group of antihypertensive medications that work by inhibiting an enzyme (angiotensin-converting enzyme) that is important in the regulation of blood pressure. Studies have also indicated that it may help prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease in patients with diabetes. Examples include: captopril, ramipril, enalapril, losartan potassium, bepridil and lisinopril. (12 Mar 1998) |
| aldose reductase inhibitor | <pharmacology> A class of drugs being studied as a way to prevent eye and nerve damage in people with diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is normally present in the eye and in many other parts of the body. It helps change glucose (sugar) into a sugar alcohol called sorbitol. Too much sorbitol trapped in eye and nerve cells can damage these cells, leading to retinopathy and neuropathy. Drugs that prevent or slow (inhibit) the action of aldose reductase are being studied as a way to prevent or delay these complications of diabetes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor | <pharmacology> A class of drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. They exert their haemodynamic effect mainly by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system and produce a reduction of peripheral arterial resistance. They also modulate sympathetic nervous system activity and increase prostaglandin synthesis. They cause mainly vasodilation and mild natriuresis without affecting heart rate and contractility. (14 Aug 2000) |