Definition of Esterase
1. a type of enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme
Medical Definition of Esterase
1.
An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of organic esters to release an alcohol or thiol and acid. The term could be applied to enzymes that hydrolyse carboxylate, phosphate and sulphate esters, but is more often restricted to the first class of substrate.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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