•
EC 3.1.1: Carboxylic ester hydrolases •
Acetylesterase (EC 3.1.1.6), splits off
acetyl groups •
Cholinesterase •
Acetylcholinesterase, inactivates the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine •
Pseudocholinesterase, broad substrate specificity, found in the
blood plasma and in the
liver •
Pectinesterase (EC 3.1.1.11), clarifies fruit juices •
EC 3.1.2:
Thiolester hydrolases •
Thioesterase •
Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 •
EC 3.1.3:
Phosphoric monoester hydrolases •
Phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.x), hydrolyses
phosphoric acid monoesters into a
phosphate ion and an alcohol •
Alkaline phosphatase, removes phosphate groups from many types of molecules, including nucleotides, proteins, and alkaloids. •
Phosphodiesterase (PDE), inactivates the
second messenger cAMP •
cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type 5, is inhibited by
Sildenafil (Viagra) •
Fructose bisphosphatase (3.1.3.11), converts fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to fructose-6-phosphate in
gluconeogenesis •
EC 3.1.4:
Phosphoric diester hydrolases •
EC 3.1.5:
Triphosphoric monoester hydrolases •
EC 3.1.6:
Sulfuric ester hydrolases (
sulfatases) •
EC 3.1.7:
Diphosphoric monoester hydrolases •
EC 3.1.8:
Phosphoric triester hydrolases •
Exonucleases (
deoxyribonucleases and
ribonucleases) •
EC 3.1.11:
Exodeoxyribonucleases producing
5'-phosphomonoesters •
EC 3.1.13:
Exoribonucleases producing
5'-phosphomonoesters •
EC 3.1.14:
Exoribonucleases producing
3'-phosphomonoesters •
EC 3.1.15:
Exonucleases active with either ribo- or deoxy- •
Endonucleases (
deoxyribonucleases and
ribonucleases) •
Endodeoxyribonuclease •
Endoribonuclease • either deoxy- or ribo- == See also ==