Carboxylesterases
carboxylesterases
In enzymology, a carboxylesterase or carboxylic-ester hydrolase ( EC 3.1.1.1 ) is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction of the form  a carboxylic ester + H 2O an alcohol + a carboxylate  Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are carboxylic ester and H 2O, whereas its two products are alcohol and carboxylate.