KEGG   ENZYME: 3.1.1.6
Entry
EC 3.1.1.6                  Enzyme                                 
Name
acetylesterase;
C-esterase (in animal tissues);
acetic ester hydrolase;
chloroesterase;
p-nitrophenyl acetate esterase;
Citrus acetylesterase
Class
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
Sysname
acetic-ester acetylhydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB)
an acetic ester + H2O = an alcohol + acetate [RN:R00628]
Reaction(KEGG)
R00628
Substrate
acetic ester [CPD:C01883];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product
alcohol [CPD:C00069];
acetate [CPD:C00033]
History
EC 3.1.1.6 created 1961
Reference
1  [PMID:13032041]
  Authors
ALDRIDGE WN.
  Title
Serum esterases.  I.  Two types of esterase (A and B) hydrolysing p-nitrophenyl acetate, propionate and butyrate, and a method for their determination.
  Journal
Biochem J 53:110-7 (1953)
DOI:10.1042/bj0530110
Reference
2  [PMID:16748846]
  Authors
Bergmann F, Rimon S.
  Title
Fractionation of C-esterase from the hog's kidney extract.
  Journal
Biochem J 77:209-14 (1960)
DOI:10.1042/bj0770209
Reference
3  [PMID:18880795]
  Authors
JANSEN EF, NUTTING MD, BALLS AK
  Title
The reversible inhibition of acetylesterase by diisopropyl fluorophosphate and tetraethyl pyrophosphate.
  Journal
J Biol Chem 175:975-87 (1948)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.6
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 3.1.1.6
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.1.6
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 3.1.1.6
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 3.1.1.6
CAS: 9000-82-2

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