FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term carboxylic ester hydrolase activity ID (Ontology) GO:0052689 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester bond.[ EC:3 ]
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION       5
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 carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2      5
     enables | carboxylic ester hydrolase activity       --       5
 NOT | enables | carboxylic ester hydrolase activity       --       1
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  hydrolase activity
   |__hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
       |__carboxylic ester hydrolase activity  148 rec.
           |__1,4-lactonase activity
           |__1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity
           |__2-oxo-3-(5-oxofuran-2-ylidene)propanoate lactonase activity
           |__2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate lactonase activity
           |__3-oxoadipate enol-lactonase activity
           |__4-methyloxaloacetate esterase activity
           |__4-O-methyl-glucuronoyl methylesterase activity
           |__4-pyridoxolactonase activity
           |__4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolase activity
           |__5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithiophene deacetylase activity
           |__6-acetylglucose deacetylase activity
           |__6-phosphogluconolactonase activity 1 rec.
           |__11-cis-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase activity
           |__A1-type glycerophospholipase activity 9 rec.
           |   |__glycerophospholipid phospholipase A1 activity 2 rec.
           |   |__lysophospholipase A1 activity(+) 7 rec.
           |__A2-type glycerophospholipase activity 13 rec.
           |__acetoxybutynylbithiophene deacetylase activity
           |__acetylajmaline esterase activity
           |__acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase activity
           |__acetylsalicylate deacetylase activity
           |__acetylxylan esterase activity
           |__aclacinomycin T methylesterase activity
           |__actinomycin lactonase activity
           |__acylcarnitine hydrolase activity
           |__acyloxyacyl hydrolase activity
           |__all-trans-retinyl-ester hydrolase, 11-cis retinol forming activity
           |__alpha-amino-acid esterase activity 1 rec.
           |__aminoacyl-tRNA deacylase activity 13 rec.
           |   |__Ala-tRNA(Pro) deacylase activity
           |   |__Ala-tRNA(Thr) deacylase activity
           |   |__Cys-tRNA(Pro) deacylase activity
           |   |__D-aminoacyl-tRNA deacylase activity(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__Gly-tRNA(Ala) deacylase activity 1 rec.
           |   |__Ser-tRNA(Ala) deacylase activity 1 rec.
           |__arylesterase activity 3 rec.
           |__B-type glycerophospholipase activity 1 rec.
           |__bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase activity
           |__brefeldin A esterase activity
           |__carboxylesterase activity 26 rec.
           |__carboxymethylenebutenolidase activity
           |__cephalosporin-C deacetylase activity
           |__cetraxate benzylesterase activity
           |__chlorogenate hydrolase activity
           |__chlorophyllase activity
           |__cholinesterase activity 2 rec.
           |   |__acetylcholinesterase activity 1 rec.
           |__cutinase activity
           |__D-arabinonolactonase activity
           |__deoxylimonate A-ring-lactonase activity
           |__dihydrocoumarin hydrolase activity
           |__diphthine methylesterase activity 1 rec.
           |__fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase activity
           |__feruloyl esterase activity
           |__fusarinine-C ornithinesterase activity
           |__galactolipase activity
           |__gluconolactonase activity 3 rec.
           |__heparan sulfate N-deacetylase activity 1 rec.
           |__hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase activity
           |__juvenile-hormone esterase activity 1 rec.
           |__L-arabinonolactonase activity
           |__L-ascorbate 6-phosphate lactonase activity
           |__L-rhamnono-1,4-lactonase activity
           |__L-seryl-tRNA(Thr) hydrolase activity
           |__lactonohydrolase activity
           |   |__5-valerolactone hydrolase activity
           |   |__acyl-L-homoserine-lactone lactonohydrolase activity
           |__limonin-D-ring-lactonase activity
           |__methyl indole-3-acetate esterase activity
           |__methyl jasmonate esterase activity
           |__methyl salicylate esterase activity
           |__methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity
           |__monoacylglycerol lipase activity 10 rec.
           |__mycophenolic acid acyl-glucuronide esterase activity
           |__N-acetylgalactosaminoglycan deacetylase activity
           |__O-acetyl-ADP-ribose deacetylase activity
           |__orsellinate-depside hydrolase activity
           |__palmitoleyl hydrolase activity 1 rec.
           |__pectin acetylesterase activity
           |__pectinesterase activity
           |__peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase activity 5 rec.
           |__pheophorbidase activity
           |__pheophytinase activity
           |__phorbol-diester hydrolase activity
           |__phosphatidylinositol deacylase activity
           |__pimelyl-[acyl-carrier protein] methyl ester esterase activity
           |__poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase activity
           |__poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase activity
           |__polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase activity
           |__primary fluorescent dioxobilin-type chlorophyll catabolite methylesterase activity
           |__protein methylesterase activity 1 rec.
           |   |__prenylcysteine methylesterase activity
           |   |__protein-glutamate methylesterase activity
           |__retinyl-palmitate esterase activity
           |   |__all-trans-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase, 11-cis retinol forming activity
           |   |__all-trans-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase, all-trans-retinol forming activity
           |__Ser(Gly)-tRNA(Ala) hydrolase activity
           |__short-chain carboxylesterase activity 3 rec.
           |   |__acetylesterase activity(+) 3 rec.
           |__sinapine esterase activity
           |__steroid-lactonase activity
           |__sterol ester esterase activity 3 rec.
           |__tannase activity
           |__trans-permethrin hydrolase activity
           |__triacetate-lactonase activity
           |__triacylglycerol lipase activity 59 rec.
           |   |__lipoprotein lipase activity 1 rec.
           |__tropinesterase activity
           |__uronolactonase activity
           |__vinylacetate caboxylester hydrolase activity
           |__wax-ester hydrolase activity
           |__xylono-1,4-lactonase activity
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Synonyms
  • "carboxylate esterase activity" RELATED
    "carboxylic esterase activity" RELATED
    "hydrolase activity acting on ester bonds" RELATED[ EC:3 ]
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EC:3.1.1.-
KEGG_REACTION:R00630
Reactome:R-HSA-5693691 "CES1 trimer.CES2 hydrolyse COCN to BEG"
Reactome:R-HSA-8937442 "CES3 hydrolyses CHEST to CHOL and LCFA(-)"
Reactome:R-HSA-9749792 "CES1,CES2 hydrolyze ASA- to ST"
UM-BBD_reactionID:r1025