| EC |
3.1.1.6 |
| Accepted name: |
acetylesterase |
| Reaction: |
an acetic ester + H2O = an alcohol + acetate |
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For diagram of peraksine biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
C-esterase (in animal tissues); acetic ester hydrolase; chloroesterase; p-nitrophenyl acetate esterase; Citrus acetylesterase |
| Systematic name: |
acetic-ester acetylhydrolase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9000-82-2 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Aldridge, W.N. Serum esterases. I. Two types of esterase (A and B) hydrolysing p-nitrophenyl acetate, propionate and butyrate and a method for their determination. Biochem. J. 53 (1953) 110–117. [PMID: 13032041] |
| 2. |
Bergmann, F. and Rimon, S. Fractionation of C-esterase from the hog's kidney extract. Biochem. J. 77 (1960) 209–214. [PMID: 16748846] |
| 3. |
Jansen, E.F., Nutting, M.-D.F. and Balls, A.K. The reversible inhibition of acetylesterase by diisopropyl fluorophosphate and tetraethyl pyrophosphate. J. Biol. Chem. 175 (1948) 975–987. [PMID: 18880795] |
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