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GO:0004091 carboxylesterase activity

Catalysis of the reaction: a carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylic anion.

Term Information

ID GO:0004091
Name carboxylesterase activity
Ontology Molecular Function
Definition Catalysis of the reaction: a carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylic anion.
Comment

Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact ali-esterase activity
exact alpha-carboxylesterase activity
exact carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
exact serine esterase activity
related Ali-esterase activity
related B-esterase activity
narrow cocaine esterase activity
narrow procaine esterase activity
exact carboxyesterase activity
exact carboxyl ester hydrolase activity
exact carboxylate esterase activity
exact carboxylic acid esterase activity
exact carboxylic esterase activity
exact carboxylic-ester hydrolase activity
related esterase A
related esterase B
exact nonspecific carboxylesterase activity
narrow triacetin esterase
narrow vitamin A esterase

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
EC 3.1.1.1
MetaCyc CARBOXYLESTERASE-RXN
UM-BBD_enzymeID e0631
INTERPRO IPR014186
EC 3.1.1
INTERPRO IPR005592
INTERPRO IPR014788
INTERPRO IPR017157
INTERPRO IPR012020

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0003824 catalytic activity
GO:0016787 hydrolase activity
GO:0016788 hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
GO:0004091 carboxylesterase activity

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0003990 acetylcholinesterase activity
I GO:0004453 juvenile-hormone esterase activity
I GO:0003847 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity
I GO:0004045 aminoacyl-tRNA hydrolase activity
I GO:0004064 arylesterase activity
I GO:0004104 cholinesterase activity
I GO:0004341 gluconolactonase activity
I GO:0004771 sterol esterase activity
I GO:0008806 carboxymethylenebutenolidase activity
I GO:0017057 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity
I GO:0018731 1-oxa-2-oxocycloheptane lactonase activity
I GO:0018732 sulfolactone hydrolase activity
I GO:0018733 3,4-dihydrocoumarin hydrolase activity
I GO:0018734 butyrolactone hydrolase activity
I GO:0030339 fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase activity
I GO:0030599 pectinesterase activity
I GO:0030600 feruloyl esterase activity
I GO:0046555 acetylxylan esterase activity
I GO:0046573 lactonohydrolase activity
I GO:0047373 acetoxybutynylbithiophene deacetylase activity
I GO:0047374 methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity
I GO:0047375 N-acetylgalactosaminoglycan deacetylase activity
I GO:0047376 all-trans-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase activity
I GO:0047377 5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithiophene deacetylase activity
I GO:0047378 acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase activity
I GO:0047520 11-cis-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase activity
I GO:0047554 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate lactonase activity
I GO:0047570 3-oxoadipate enol-lactonase activity
I GO:0047583 4-methyloxaloacetate esterase activity
I GO:0047585 4-pyridoxolactonase activity
I GO:0047593 6-acetylglucose deacetylase activity
I GO:0047610 acetylsalicylate deacetylase activity
I GO:0047615 actinomycin lactonase activity
I GO:0047619 acylcarnitine hydrolase activity
I GO:0047658 alpha-amino-acid esterase activity
I GO:0047709 bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase activity
I GO:0047739 cephalosporin-C deacetylase activity
I GO:0047741 cetraxate benzylesterase activity
I GO:0047745 chlorogenate hydrolase activity
I GO:0047746 chlorophyllase activity
I GO:0047815 D-arabinonolactonase activity
I GO:0047845 deoxylimonate A-ring-lactonase activity
I GO:0047856 dihydrocoumarin hydrolase activity
I GO:0047908 fusarinine-C ornithinesterase activity
I GO:0047989 hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase activity
I GO:0050021 L-arabinonolactonase activity
I GO:0050033 L-rhamnono-1,4-lactonase activity
I GO:0050055 limonin-D-ring-lactonase activity
I GO:0050160 orsellinate-depside hydrolase activity
I GO:0050181 phorbol-diester hydrolase activity
I GO:0050185 phosphatidylinositol deacylase activity
I GO:0050253 retinyl-palmitate esterase activity
I GO:0050285 sinapine esterase activity
I GO:0050293 steroid-lactonase activity
I GO:0050318 tannase activity
I GO:0050349 triacetate-lactonase activity
I GO:0050357 tropinesterase activity
I GO:0050389 uronolactonase activity
I GO:0050398 wax-ester hydrolase activity
I GO:0050402 xylono-1,4-lactonase activity
I GO:0050490 1,4-lactonase activity
I GO:0050525 cutinase activity
I GO:0050526 poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase activity
I GO:0050527 poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase activity
I GO:0050528 acyloxyacyl hydrolase activity
I GO:0050529 polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase activity
I GO:0051499 D-aminoacyl-tRNA deacylase activity
I GO:0051723 protein methylesterase activity
I GO:0080124 pheophytinase activity
I GO:0033878 hormone-sensitive lipase activity
I GO:0033879 acetylajmaline esterase activity
I GO:0034338 short-chain carboxylesterase activity
I GO:0043905 Ser-tRNA(Thr) hydrolase activity
I GO:0043906 Ala-tRNA(Pro) hydrolase activity
I GO:0043907 Cys-tRNA(Pro) hydrolase activity
I GO:0043908 Ser(Gly)-tRNA(Ala) hydrolase activity
I GO:0004465 lipoprotein lipase activity
I GO:0004622 lysophospholipase activity
I GO:0004623 phospholipase A2 activity
I GO:0004806 triglyceride lipase activity
I GO:0008970 phospholipase A1 activity
I GO:0047372 acylglycerol lipase activity
I GO:0047714 galactolipase activity
I GO:0034892 endosulfan lactone lactonase activity
I GO:0080030 methyl indole-3-acetate esterase activity
I GO:0080031 methyl salicylate esterase activity
I GO:0080032 methyl jasmonate esterase activity

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Protein Annotation

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