Carboxylesterase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q22675918
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Carboxylesterase 2

Summary

Carboxylesterase 2 is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Carboxylesterase 2's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 is a type of protein[3].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 is part of Alpha/Beta hydrolase fold[4].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 is part of Carboxylesterase type B[5].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 is part of Carboxylesterase type B, active site, protein family[6].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 is part of Carboxylesterase type B, conserved site, protein family[7].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 comprises carboxylesterase type B, conserved site[8].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 comprises carboxylesterase, type B[9].
  • Carboxylesterase 2 comprises carboxylesterase type B, active site[10].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's molecular function is recorded as methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity[11].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's molecular function is recorded as hydrolase activity[12].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's molecular function is recorded as carboxylic ester hydrolase activity[13].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's molecular function is recorded as methyl indole-3-acetate esterase activity[14].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's cell component is recorded as endoplasmic reticulum lumen[15].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's cell component is recorded as endoplasmic reticulum[16].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[17].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's biological process is recorded as xenobiotic metabolic process[18].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's biological process is recorded as catabolic process[19].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's biological process is recorded as prostaglandin metabolic process[20].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's encoded by is recorded as CES2[21].
  • Carboxylesterase 2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Purification and cloning of a broad substrate specificity human liver carboxylesterase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cocaine and heroin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel putative carboxylesterase, present in human intestine and liver. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Purification and cloning of a broad substrate specificity human liver carboxylesterase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cocaine and heroin. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Inactivation of lipid glyceryl ester metabolism in human THP1 monocytes/macrophages by activated organophosphorus insecticides: role of carboxylesterases 1 and 2. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from
    Encoded by CES2
    Wikidata description mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Subclass of protein
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P591]]: 3.1.1.1, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261491|batch #261491]]"
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