CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family Carboxylic ester hydrolase

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.1
Carboxylesterase.
based on mapping to UniProt P12337
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)

P12337
EST1_RABIT
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Liver carboxylesterase 1

PDB Structure

PDB 1K4Y
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Spodoptera
Primary Citation
Structural insights into CPT-11 activation by mammalian carboxylesterases.
Bencharit, S., Morton, C.L., Howard-Williams, E.L., Danks, M.K., Potter, P.M., Redinbo, M.R.
Nat.Struct.Biol.