Current Progress on Esterases: From Molecular Structure to Function

• Published in: Drug metabolism and disposition Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 488 - 493
• Main Authors: SATOH, Tetsuo, TAYLOR, Palmer, BOSRON, William F, SANGHANI, Sonal P, HOSOKAWA, Masakiyo, LA DU, Bert N
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 01.05.2002
• Subjects: Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Enzymes and enzyme inhibitors; Esterases - chemistry; Esterases - genetics; Esterases - physiology; Evolution, Molecular; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression Profiling; Humans; Hydrolases; Organ Specificity; Pharmaceutical Preparations - metabolism; Protein Folding; Substrate Specificity; Congress; Cell function; Enzymatic activity; Molecular structure; Enzyme; Hydrolases; Esterases; Review; Gene expression; Mechanism of action

This article reports on a symposium sponsored by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and held at the April 2001 Experimental Biology meeting. Current developments in molecular-based studies into the structure and function of cholinesterases, carboxylesterases, and par...