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Facts about Liver carboxylesterase 1.
Hydrolyzes the methyl ester group of cocaine to form benzoylecgonine. Catalyzes the transesterification of cocaine to form cocaethylene.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CES1 |
| Uniprot: | P23141 |
| Entrez: | 1066 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family |

ACAT; acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase; Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase; Brain carboxylesterase hBr1; carboxylesterase 1 (monocyte/macrophage serine esterase 1); Carboxylesterase 1; carboxylesterase 2 (liver); CEH; CES1; Ces-1; CES1A2; CES2EC 3.1.1.1; cholesteryl ester hydrolase; Cocaine carboxylesterase; EC 3.1.1; Egasyn; HMSE1; HMSECES1A1; human monocyte/macrophage serine esterase 1; liver carboxylesterase 1; MGC117365; Monocyte/macrophage serine esterase; PCE-1; REH; Retinyl ester hydrolase; Serine esterase 1; SES1; Ses-1; SES1TGH; TGH; Triacylglycerol hydrolase
Mass (kDA):
62.521 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q12.2 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (55802851..55833127, complement) |
Expressed predominantly in liver with lower levels in heart and lung.
Endoplasmic reticulum lumen.




PMID: 1918003 by Munger J.S., et al. A serine esterase released by human alveolar macrophages is closely related to liver microsomal carboxylesterases.
PMID: 8218228 by Kroetz D.L., et al. Glycosylation-dependent activity of baculovirus-expressed human liver carboxylesterases: cDNA cloning and characterization of two highly similar enzyme forms.