Enzymic hydrolysis of esters: further studies on the specificity of intestinal esterase.
1978
O P Malhotra, and
H S Sachdev, and
P Singh, and
C N Singh
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007422
Intestines
The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.
Intestine
D002264
Carboxylic Acids
Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
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.
Esterase
D004952
Esters
Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or another organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.
Ester
D006041
Goats
Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP.
Capra,Capras,Goat
D006868
Hydrolysis
The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
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