Official title and information are available only for Plus and Premium subscribers.
Patent Pending In enzymology, a carboxylesterase or carboxylic-ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction of the form a carboxylic ester + H2O \rightleftharpoons an alcohol + a carboxylate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are carboxylic ester and H2O, whereas its two products are alcohol and carboxylate.