Carboxylesterase 3

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Carboxylesterase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CES3 gene.[1][2][3][4]

Function

Carboxylesterase 3 is a member of a large multigene family. The enzymes encoded by these genes are responsible for the hydrolysis of ester- and amide-bond-containing drugs such as cocaine and heroin. They also hydrolyze long-chain fatty acid esters and thioesters. The specific function of this enzyme has not yet been determined; however, it is speculated that carboxylesterases may play a role in lipid metabolism and/or the blood–brain barrier system.[4]

References

  1. Mori M, Hosokawa M, Ogasawara Y, Tsukada E, Chiba K (Oct 1999). "cDNA cloning, characterization and stable expression of novel human brain carboxylesterase". FEBS Lett. 458 (1): 17–22. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01111-4. PMID 10518925.
  2. Sanghani SP, Quinney SK, Fredenburg TB, Sun Z, Davis WI, Murry DJ, Cummings OW, Seitz DE, Bosron WF (Oct 2003). "Carboxylesterases expressed in human colon tumor tissue and their role in CPT-11 hydrolysis". Clin Cancer Res. 9 (13): 4983–91. PMID 14581373.
  3. Sanghani SP, Quinney SK, Fredenburg TB, Davis WI, Murry DJ, Bosron WF (Apr 2004). "Hydrolysis of irinotecan and its oxidative metabolites, 7-ethyl-10-[4-N-(5-aminopentanoic acid)-1-piperidino] carbonyloxycamptothecin and 7-ethyl-10-[4-(1-piperidino)-1-amino]-carbonyloxycamptothecin, by human carboxylesterases CES1A1, CES2, and a newly expressed carboxylesterase isoenzyme, CES3". Drug Metab Dispos. 32 (5): 505–11. doi:10.1124/dmd.32.5.505. PMID 15100172.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Entrez Gene: CES3 carboxylesterase 3 (brain)".

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