EC	3.1.1.43
Accepted name:	α-amino-acid esterase
Reaction:	an α-amino acid ester + H2O = an α-amino acid + an alcohol
Other name(s):	α-amino acid ester hydrolase
Systematic name:	α-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase
Comments:	Also catalyses α-aminoacyl transfer to a number of amine nucleophiles.
References:	1.  Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. Purification of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1069–1074. 2.  Kato, K., Kawahara, K., Takahashi, T. and Kakinuma, A. Substrate specificity of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase from Xanthomonas citri. Agric. Biol. Chem. 44 (1980) 1075–1081. 3.  Takahashi, T., Yamazaki, Y. and Kato, K. Substrate specificity of an α-amino acid ester hydrolase produced by Acetobacter turbidans A. T.C.C. 9325. Biochem. J. 137 (1974) 497–503. [PMID: 4424889]
[EC 3.1.1.43 created 1983]