An enzyme which hydrolyses particular esters into acids and alcohols or phenols.
〔生化〕酯酶
with modifiersoybean esterase
Example sentencesExamples
Cholesterol esterase plays a role in digestive lipid absorption in the upper intestinal tract, though its role in cholesterol absorption in particular is controversial.
Carbosulfan is extremely toxic to mammals and its toxicity is mediated through inhibition of acetylcholine esterase, a respiratory enzyme.
Growing carnation petals showed high activities of cellulase and pectin esterase.
Cholesterol esterase was omitted from the assay to exclude intracellular cholesterol esters.
Trichlorfon use is broadly based on its action as an inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase.
Definition of esterase in US English:
esterase
noun
Biochemistry
An enzyme that hydrolyzes particular esters into acids and alcohols or phenols.
〔生化〕酯酶
with modifiersoybean esterase
Example sentencesExamples
Carbosulfan is extremely toxic to mammals and its toxicity is mediated through inhibition of acetylcholine esterase, a respiratory enzyme.
Trichlorfon use is broadly based on its action as an inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase.
Cholesterol esterase plays a role in digestive lipid absorption in the upper intestinal tract, though its role in cholesterol absorption in particular is controversial.
Growing carnation petals showed high activities of cellulase and pectin esterase.
Cholesterol esterase was omitted from the assay to exclude intracellular cholesterol esters.