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MeSH Heading: Acetylesterase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.352.100.050
Unique ID: D000115
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000115
Scope Note: An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of acetate esters and water to alcohols and acetate. EC 3.1.1.6.
Entry Term(s): Acetate Esterase; Acetylase; Acid Esterase; Esterase-17
Registry Number: EC 3.1.1.6
CAS Type 1 Name: Acetic-ester acetylhydrolase
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

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chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

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drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

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metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

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Concept UI: M0000187
Registry Number: EC 3.1.1.6
Scope Note: An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of acetate esters and water to alcohols and acetate. EC 3.1.1.6.
Terms: Acetylesterase Preferred Term
Term UI T000340
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Acetylase
Term UI T000339
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Esterase-17
Term UI T000342
Date09/16/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Acid Esterase
Term UI T000341
Date03/30/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Acetate Esterase
Term UI T000338
Date09/18/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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