Alpha-amino-acid esterase

The enzyme α-amino-acid esterase catalyzes the reaction
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name is α-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called α-amino acid ester hydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes,,,, and.