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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
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 1R1D
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of a Carboxylesterase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
Cuff, M.E., Zhou, M., Collart, F., Joachimiak, A.
TO BE PUBLISHED
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