Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology an alpha-amino-acid esterase (EC 3.1.1.43) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionan alpha-amino acid ester + H2O an alpha-amino acid + an alcoholThus the two substrates of this enzyme are alpha-amino acid ester and H2O whereas its two products are alpha-amino acid and alcohol.This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alpha-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase.