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C4749

Sigma-Aldrich

Carboxylesterase 2 human

recombinant, expressed in mouse NSO cells, ≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

Synonym(s):

CES2, CES2A1

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Enzyme Commission number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

recombinant

expressed in mouse NSO cells

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

solution

specific activity

≥1.0 EU/μg
30,000 pmol/min-μg protein

mol wt

predicted mol wt ~60 kDa

concentration

0.4-0.6 mg/mL

impurities

≤1.0 EU/μg endotoxin

NCBI accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−70°C

Gene Information

human ... CES2(8824)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Human carboxylesterase 2 (hCE-2) recognizes a substrate with a large alcohol group and small acyl group. Its substrate specificity may be restricted by a capability of acyl-hCE-2 conjugate formation due to the presence of conformational interference in the active site pocket. Carboxylesterases catalyze the biotransformation of several ester-containing drugs and prodrugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (temocarpil, cilazapril), anti-tumor drugs (capecitabin) and narcotics.
Member of a serine esterase family that hydrolyze ester and amide bonds. Carboxylesterase 2 is an endoplasmic reticulum-bound hydrolase that plays a critical role in xenobiotic detoxification and activation for ester-containing therapeutics. Carboxylesterase 2 is also involved in the detoxification of drugs such as heroin and cocaine. This enzyme is thought to play a role in lipid metabolism.

Unit Definition

One unit will cause the hydrolysis of 1 picomole of p-nitrophenylacetate per minute at pH 7.5 at 25 deg C.

Physical form

Supplied as a solution containing sodium chloride, sodium acetate, and 20% glycerol.

Pictograms

Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Teruko Imai
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 21(3), 173-185 (2006-07-22)
Human carboxylesterase 1 (hCE-1, CES1A1, HU1) and carboxylesterase 2 (hCE-2, hiCE, HU3) are a serine esterase involved in both drug metabolism and activation. Although both hCE-1 and hCE-2 are present in several organs, the hydrolase activity of liver and small
Marie C Fortin et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 41(2), 326-331 (2012-12-12)
Studies on therapeutic drug disposition in humans have shown significant alterations as the result of pregnancy. However, it is not known whether pesticide metabolic capacity changes throughout pregnancy, which could affect exposure of the developing brain. We sought to determine
B Sànchez-Nogué et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 20(5), 3480-3488 (2012-12-06)
The common sole, Solea solea (Linneus, 1758), and the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858), are two important commercial species that coexist in the NW Mediterranean. In order to assess the species' ability to respond to chemical insults, a comparison
Joshua P Lewis et al.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics, 23(1), 1-8 (2012-11-01)
Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is the primary enzyme responsible for converting clopidogrel into biologically inactive carboxylic acid metabolites. We genotyped a functional variant in CES1, G143E, in participants of the Pharmacogenomics of Anti-Platelet Intervention (PAPI) study (n=566) and in 350 patients
Judit Marsillach et al.
Toxicology, 307, 46-54 (2012-12-25)
Exposure to organophosphorus (OP) compounds can lead to serious neurological damage or death. Following bioactivation by the liver cytochromes P450, the OP metabolites produced are potent inhibitors of serine active-site enzymes including esterases, proteases and lipases. OPs may form adducts

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