Term Information

Accession
GO:0034338
Name
short-chain carboxylesterase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
butyrate esterase activity, butyryl esterase activity, methylbutyrase activity, methylbutyrate esterase activity, monobutyrase activity, propionyl esterase activity, short-chain esterase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: a carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylic anion, where the carboxylic chain has 8 or fewer carbon atoms. Source: GOC:jp
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0034338 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of short-chain carboxylesterase activity (GO:0034338)
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short-chain carboxylesterase activity [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (GO:0052689)
Children of short-chain carboxylesterase activity (GO:0034338)
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acetylesterase activity (GO:0008126) [is_a relation] is_a  short-chain carboxylesterase activity
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