Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
esterase
noun
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester
Exact(3)
Lipases, which include phospholipase, esterase, colipase, and lipase, function to reduce MCTs to free monoglycerides and medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), which are more soluble in water than the LCFAs and move quickly through the cells and pass into the portal circulation and then to the liver.
It is angiotensin II, not acetylcholine esterase.
Their DNA is still more than 99.9percentt bovine, less than 0.1percentt human, but the human component means that they are expected to produce a human protein, C-1 Esterase Inhibitor, in their milk.
Similar(2)
Each of the three groups of hydrolytic enzymes (epoxide hydrolases, esterases, and amidases, respectively) creates metabolites with a hydroxyl, carboxyl, or amino functional group.
Esterases include lipases, which break ester bonds (between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol) in lipids, and phosphatases, which act analogously upon phosphates; a narrower category comprises the nucleases, which are phosphatases that hydrolyze nucleic acids.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com