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Esterase vs Thioesterase - What's the difference?

esterase | thioesterase |

As nouns the difference between esterase and thioesterase

is that esterase is (enzyme) any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester while thioesterase is (organic compound) any of various enzymes of the esterase family that exhibit esterase activity specifically at a thiol group.

esterase

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Noun

(wikipedia esterase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester

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    thioesterase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia thioesterase)
  • (organic compound) Any of various enzymes of the esterase family that exhibit esterase activity specifically at a thiol group.