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EC 3.1.1.1 Details
EC number
3.1.1.1
Accepted name
carboxylesterase
Reaction
a carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylate
Other name(s)
ali-esterase, B-esterase, monobutyrase, cocaine esterase, procaine esterase, methylbutyrase, vitamin A esterase, butyryl esterase, carboxyesterase, carboxylate esterase, carboxylic esterase, methylbutyrate esterase, triacetin esterase, carboxyl ester hydrolase, butyrate esterase, methylbutyrase, α-carboxylesterase, propionyl esterase, nonspecific carboxylesterase, esterase D, esterase B, esterase A, serine esterase, carboxylic acid esterase, cocaine esterase
Systematic name
carboxylic-ester hydrolase
CAS registry number
9016-18-6
Comment
Wide specificity. The enzymes from microsomes also catalyse the reactions of EC 3.1.1.2 (arylesterase), EC 3.1.1.5 (lysophospholipase), EC 3.1.1.6 (acetylesterase), EC 3.1.1.23 (acylglycerol lipase), EC 3.1.1.28 (acylcarnitine hydrolase), EC 3.1.2.2 (palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase), EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) and EC 3.5.1.13 (aryl-acylamidase). Also hydrolyses vitamin A esters.
History
created 1961
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.12 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002