An enzyme which hydrolyses particular esters into acids and alcohols or phenols.
with modifier soybean esterase
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Cholesterol esterase plays a role in digestive lipid absorption in the upper intestinal tract, though its role in cholesterol absorption in particular is controversial.
 -  Carbosulfan is extremely toxic to mammals and its toxicity is mediated through inhibition of acetylcholine esterase, a respiratory enzyme.
 -  Growing carnation petals showed high activities of cellulase and pectin esterase.
 -  Cholesterol esterase was omitted from the assay to exclude intracellular cholesterol esters.
 -  Trichlorfon use is broadly based on its action as an inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase.