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MeSH Heading: Esterases
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.352
Unique ID: D004950
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004950
Scope Note: Any member of the class of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of an ester bond and result in the addition of water to the resulting molecules.
Entry Term(s): Esterase
Registry Numbers: EC 3.1.-
NLM Classification #: QU 136
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Esterases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026