Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P23141
Entry Name:
EST1_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Liver carboxylesterase 1 (Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase) (ACAT) (Brain carboxylesterase hBr1) (Carboxylesterase 1) (CE-1) (hCE-1) (EC 3.1.1.1) (Cocaine carboxylesterase) (Egasyn) (HMSE) (Methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase 1) (EC 3.1.1.56) (Monocyte/macrophage serine esterase) (Retinyl ester hydrolase) (REH) (Serine esterase 1) (Triacylglycerol hydrolase) (TGH)
Gene Names:
CES1 CES2 SES1
Gene Names Primary:
CES1
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
567
Sequence:
MWLRAFILATLSASAAWGHPSSPPVVDTVHGKVLGKFVSLEGFAQPVAIFLGIPFAKPPLGPLRFTPPQPAEPWSFVKNATSYPPMCTQDPKAGQLLSELFTNRKENIPLKLSEDCLYLNIYTPADLTKKNRLPVMVWIHGGGLMVGAASTYDGLALAAHENVVVVTIQYRLGIWGFFSTGDEHSRGNWGHLDQVAALRWVQDNIASFGGNPGSVTIFGESAGGESVSVLVLSPLAKNLFHRAISESGVALTSVLVKKGDVKPLAEQIAITAGCKTTTSAVMVHCLRQKTEEELLETTLKMKFLSLDLQGDPRESQPLLGTVIDGMLLLKTPEELQAERNFHTVPYMVGINKQEFGWLIPMQLMSYPLSEGQLDQKTAMSLLWKSYPLVCIAKELIPEATEKYLGGTDDTVKKKDLFLDLIADVMFGVPSVIVARNHRDAGAPTYMYEFQYRPSFSSDMKPKTVIGDHGDELFSVFGAPFLKEGASEEEIRLSKMVMKFWANFARNGNPNGEGLPHWPEYNQKEGYLQIGANTQAAQKLKDKEVAFWTNLFAKKAVEKPPQTEHIEL
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Endoplasmic reticulum lumen

Function

Function:
Involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics and in the activation of ester and amide prodrugs. Hydrolyzes aromatic and aliphatic esters, but has no catalytic activity toward amides or a fatty acyl-CoA ester. Hydrolyzes the methyl ester group of cocaine to form benzoylecgonine. Catalyzes the transesterification of cocaine to form cocaethylene. Displays fatty acid ethyl ester synthase activity, catalyzing the ethyl esterification of oleic acid to ethyloleate.
Catalytic Activity:
A carboxylic ester + H(2)O = an alcohol + a carboxylate.
Kinetics:
BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES: Kinetic parameters: KM=106.6 uM for p-nitrophenyl acetate
Enzyme Regulation:
ENZYME REGULATION: Activated by CHAPS.
Active Site:
ACT_SITE 221 221 Acyl-ester intermediate.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB01086 DB01101 DB02659 DB01410 DB00758 DB04838 DB06695 DB00328 DB00762 DB00583 DB00688 DB00198 DB01599 DB06201 DB11362 DB00675 DB00519
Gene Ontology Go:
endoplasmic reticulum lumen
extracellular space
carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity
epithelial cell differentiation
metabolic process
response to toxic substance
small molecule metabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
epithelial cell differentiation
metabolic process
response to toxic substance
small molecule metabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
endoplasmic reticulum lumen
extracellular space
Keywords:
3D-structure
Alternative splicing
Complete proteome
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Endoplasmic reticulum
Glycoprotein
Hydrolase
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Serine esterase
Signal

Publication

PubMed ID:
1918003 8218228 8406473 8049197 10562416 11015575 11812220 14702039 15616553 15489334 10518925 7980644 9490062 8597091 12022871 1997784 2070086 1748313 9169443 18485328 24275569 25944712 12725862 12679808