Lipase

A lipase is a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in water–insoluble, lipid substrates.

• Context:
  • It includes a subclass esterases.
• See: viruses.

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References

• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipase
  • A lipase is a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in water–insoluble, lipid substrates. [1] Lipases thus comprise a subclass of the esterases.
  • Lipases perform essential roles in the digestion, transport and processing of dietary lipids such as triglycerides, fats, oils in most, if not all, living organisms. Genes encoding lipases are even present in certain viruses. [2][3]
• Gene Ontology http://amigo.geneontology.org/cgi-bin/amigo/term-details.cgi?term=GO:0016298&session_id=5828amigo1240506945
  • Accession: GO:0016298
  • Ontology: molecular function
  • Synonyms: None
  • Definition
    • Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a lipid or phospholipid. [source: GOC:mah]----