Alpha-amino-acid esterase

In enzymology, an alpha-amino-acid esterase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are alpha-amino acid ester and H2O, whereas its two products are alpha-amino acid and alcohol.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alpha-amino-acid-ester aminoacylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase.
Structural studies.
As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , and .