This list contains a list of EC numbers for the third group, EC 3, hydrolases, placed in numerical order as determined by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. All official information is tabulated at the website of the committee. The database is developed and maintained by Andrew McDonald.
EC 3.1: Acting on Ester Bonds
EC 3.1.1: Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
: carboxylesterase
: arylesterase
: triacylglycerol lipase
: phospholipase A2
: lysophospholipase
: acetylesterase
: acetylcholinesterase
: cholinesterase
EC 3.1.1.9: deleted, a side reaction of cholinesterase
: tropinesterase
: pectinesterase
EC 3.1.1.12: deleted, identical with carboxylesterase
: sterol esterase
: chlorophyllase
: L-arabinonolactonase
EC 3.1.1.16: deleted, mixture of (muconolactone Δ-isomerase) and (3-oxoadipate enol-lactonase) : gluconolactonase EC 3.1.1.18: deleted, Now included with gluconolactonase : uronolactonase : tannase EC 3.1.1.21: deleted, now known to be catalysed by , carboxylesterase and , triacylglycerol lipase. : hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase : acylglycerol lipase : 3-oxoadipate enol-lactonase : 1,4-lactonase : galactolipase : 4-pyridoxolactonase : acylcarnitine hydrolase : aminoacyl-tRNA hydrolase : D-arabinonolactonase : 6-phosphogluconolactonase : phospholipase A1 : 6-acetylglucose deacetylase : lipoprotein lipase : dihydrocoumarin hydrolase : limonin-D-ring-lactonase : steroid-lactonase : triacetate-lactonase : actinomycin lactonase : orsellinate-depside hydrolase : cephalosporin-C deacetylase : chlorogenate hydrolase : α-amino-acid esterase : 4-methyloxaloacetate esterase : carboxymethylenebutenolidase : deoxylimonate A-ring-lactonase : 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase : fusarinine-C ornithinesterase : sinapine esterase : wax-ester hydrolase : phorbol-diester hydrolase : phosphatidylinositol deacylase : sialate O-acetylesterase : acetoxybutynylbithiophene deacetylase : acetylsalicylate deacetylase : methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase : 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate lactonase : N-acetylgalactosaminoglycan deacetylase : juvenile-hormone esterase : bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate esterase : protein-glutamate methylesterase EC 3.1.1.62: Now listed as , N-acetyldiaminopimelate deacetylase : 11-cis-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase : retinoid isomerohydrolase : L-rhamnono-1,4-lactonase : 5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2′-bithiophene deacetylase : fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase : xylono-1,4-lactonase EC 3.1.1.69: Now , N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol deacetylase : cetraxate benzylesterase : acetylalkylglycerol acetylhydrolase : acetylxylan esterase : feruloyl esterase : cutinase : poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase : poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase : acyloxyacyl hydrolase : polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase : hormone-sensitive lipase : acetylajmaline esterase : quorum-quenching N-acyl-homoserine lactonase : pheophorbidase : monoterpene ε-lactone hydrolase : cocaine esterase : pimelyl-(acyl-carrier protein) methyl ester esterase : rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase : fumonisin B1 esterase : pyrethroid hydrolase : protein phosphatase methylesterase-1 : all-trans-retinyl ester 13-cis isomerohydrolase : 2-oxo-3-(5-oxofuran-2-ylidene)propanoate lactonase : 4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolase : mycophenolic acid acyl-glucuronide esterase : versiconal hemiacetal acetate esterase * : aclacinomycin methylesterase * : D-aminoacyl-tRNA deacylase * : methylated diphthine methylhydrolase * : [Wnt protein] O-palmitoleoyl-L-serine hydrolase * : 6-deoxy-6-sulfogluconolactonase * : chlorophyllide a hydrolase * : poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase * : mono(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase * : teichoic acid D-alanine hydrolase * : 5-phospho-D-xylono-1,4-lactonase * : 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine carboxylesterase * : O-acetyl-ADP-ribose deacetylase * : apo-salmochelin esterase * : iron(III)-enterobactin esterase * : iron(III)-salmochelin esterase * : xylono-1,5-lactonase * : phosphatidylserine sn-1 acylhydrolase * : isoamyl acetate esterase * : ethyl acetate hydrolase * : methyl acetate hydrolase * : D-apionolactonase * : sn-1-specific diacylglycerol lipase * : (4-O-methyl)-D-glucuronate—lignin esterase * : phospholipid sn-1 acylhydrolase * *No Wikipedia article