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Esterases

Medical Definition:
CAS Number:	EC 3.1.

Esterases Categories.

	Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases - Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic acid esters with the formation of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid anion.
	Deoxyribonucleases - Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolases of ester bonds within DNA. EC 3.1.-.
	Endonucleases - Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the internal bonds and thereby the formation of polynucleotides or oligonucleotides from ribo- or deoxyribonucleotide chains. EC 3.1.-.
	Exonucleases - Enzymes that catalyze the release of mononucleotides by the hydrolysis of the terminal bond of deoxyribonucleotide or ribonucleotide chains.
	Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases - A class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of one of the two ester bonds in a phosphodiester compound. EC 3.1.4.
	Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases - A group of hydrolases which catalyze the hydrolysis of monophosphoric esters with the production of one mole of orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.
	Phosphoric Triester Hydrolases - A class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of one of the three ester bonds in a phosphotriester-containing compound.
	Ribonucleases - Enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds within RNA. EC 3.1.-.
	Sulfatases
	Thiolester Hydrolases

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