| 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) |
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| 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) |