CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.50.1820
Functional Family Carboxylesterase

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.1
Carboxylesterase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q06174
A carboxylic ester + H(2)O = an alcohol + a carboxylate.
-!- Wide specificity; also hydrolyzes vitamin A esters. -!- The enzymes from microsomes also catalyze the reactions of EC 3.1.1.2, EC 3.1.1.5, EC 3.1.1.6, EC 3.1.1.23, EC 3.1.1.28, EC 3.1.2.2, EC 3.5.1.4, and EC 3.5.1.13. -!- Formerly EC 3.1.1.12.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q06174
EST_GEOSE
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
Carboxylesterase

PDB Structure

PDB 1TQH
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Covalent reaction intermediate revealed in crystal structure of the Geobacillus stearothermophilus carboxylesterase Est30.
Liu, P., Wang, Y.F., Ewis, H.E., Abdelal, A.T., Lu, C.D., Harrison, R.W., Weber, I.T.
J.Mol.Biol.