sterol esterase activity

Term ID

GO:0004771

Synonyms

• acylcholesterol lipase activity
• cholesterase activity
• cholesterol ester hydrolase activity
• cholesterol ester synthase activity
• cholesterol esterase activity
• cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity
• cholesteryl ester synthase activity
• cholesteryl esterase activity
• sterol ester hydrolase activity
• steryl-ester acylhydrolase activity
• triterpenol esterase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: a steryl ester + H2O = a sterol + a fatty acid. 3.1.1.13

References

• EC:3.1.1.13
• MetaCyc:STEROL-ESTERASE-RXN
• RHEA:10100
• Reactome:R-HSA-192417
• Reactome:R-HSA-6813720
• Reactome:R-HSA-8865667

Ontology

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