Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a carboxylesterase or carboxylic-ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction of the forma carboxylic ester + H2O an alcohol + a carboxylateThus the two substrates of this enzyme are carboxylic ester and H2O whereas its two products are alcohol and carboxylate.Most enzymes from this group are serine hydrolases belonging to the superfamily of proteins with alpha/beta hydrolase fold.