juvenile-hormone esterase activity

id: GO:0004453
name: juvenile-hormone esterase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: methyl (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + H2O = (2E,6E)-(10R,11S)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate + methanol. A carboxylesterase that hydrolyzes the ester linkage of juvenile hormone.

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