short-chain carboxylesterase activity
id: GO:0034338
name: short-chain carboxylesterase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the reaction: a carboxylic ester + H2O = an alcohol + a carboxylic anion, where the carboxylic chain has 8 or fewer carbon atoms.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0008126 | acetylesterase activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0052689 | carboxylic ester hydrolase activity |
