FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term acetylesterase activity ID (Ontology) GO:0008126 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Catalysis of the reaction: an acetic ester + H2O = an alcohol + acetate.[ EC:3 ]
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 acetylesterase activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
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  carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
   |__short-chain carboxylesterase activity
       |__acetylesterase activity  3 rec.
           |__rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase activity
           |__sialate O-acetylesterase activity
               |__sialate 4-O-acetylesterase activity
               |__sialate 9-O-acetylesterase activity
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Is a short-chain carboxylesterase activity
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  • "acetic ester hydrolase activity" RELATED[ EC:3 ]
    "acetic-ester acetylhydrolase activity" RELATED[ EC:3 ]
    "C-esterase (in animal tissues)" NARROW[ EC:3 ]
    "chloroesterase" NARROW[ EC:3 ]
    "citrus acetylesterase" NARROW[ EC:3 ]
    "p-nitrophenyl acetate esterase" NARROW[ EC:3 ]
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EC:3.1.1.6
MetaCyc:ACETYLESTERASE-RXN
RHEA:12957
RHEA:58148
UM-BBD_reactionID:r0170