Look up: esterase

1. esterase
   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 hydrolyze carboxylate, phosphate and sulphate esters, but is more often restricted to the first class of substrate.
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2. 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) ...
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3. esterase
   (es´tәr-ās) any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester into its alcohol and acid.
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4. esterase
   Type: Term Pronunciation: es′tĕr-ās Definitions: 1. A generic term for enzymes (EC class 3.1, hydrolases) that catalyze the hydrolysis of esters.
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5. Esterase
   An `esterase` is a hydrolase enzyme that splits esters into an acid and an alcohol in a chemical reaction with water called hydrolysis. A wide range of different esterases exist that differ in their substrate specificity, their protein structure, and their biological function. EC classification/list of enzymes : See also : External links :
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