Keynote review: Mammalian carboxylesterases: From drug targets to protein therapeutics

MR Redinbo, PM Potter - Drug discovery today, 2005 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the detailed recognition and processing of clinically useful therapeutic
agents has grown rapidly in recent years, and we are now able to begin to apply this …

Carboxylesterases-detoxifying enzymes and targets for drug therapy

PM Potter, RM Wadkins - Current medicinal chemistry, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Carboxylesterases (CE) are ubiquitous enzymes responsible for the detoxification of
xenobiotics. Many therapeutically useful drugs are metabolized by these proteins which …

[HTML][HTML] Human carboxylesterases: a comprehensive review

D Wang, L Zou, Q Jin, J Hou, G Ge, L Yang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are key enzymes from the serine hydrolase
superfamily. In the human body, two predominant carboxylesterases (CES1 and CES2) …

The impact of carboxylesterases in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics

L Di - Current drug metabolism, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Carboxylesterases (CES) play a critical role in catalyzing hydrolysis of esters,
amides, carbamates and thioesters, as well as bioconverting prodrugs and soft drugs. The …

Carboxylesterase inhibitors

MJ Hatfield, PM Potter - Expert opinion on therapeutic patents, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Carboxylesterases play major roles in the hydrolysis of numerous
therapeutically active compounds. This is, in part, due to the prevalence of the ester moiety …

Human carboxylesterases: an update on CES1, CES2 and CES3

SP Sanghani, PC Sanghani, MA Schiel… - Protein and peptide …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Carboxylesterases belong to Phase I group of drug metabolizing enzymes. They hydrolyze a
variety of drug esters, amides, carbamates and similar structures. There are five …

Carboxylesterases: General detoxifying enzymes

MJ Hatfield, RA Umans, JL Hyatt, CC Edwards… - Chemico-biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Carboxylesterases (CE) are members of the esterase family of enzymes, and as their name
suggests, they are responsible for the hydrolysis of carboxylesters into the corresponding …

Carboxylesterase inhibitors: an update

LW Zou, Q Jin, DD Wang, QK Qian… - Current Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Mammalian carboxylesterases are key serine hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of a
wide variety of ester compounds in the corresponding carboxylic acids and alcohols. In …

Identification and characterization of novel benzil (diphenylethane-1, 2-dione) analogues as inhibitors of mammalian carboxylesterases

RM Wadkins, JL Hyatt, X Wei, KJP Yoon… - Journal of medicinal …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Carboxylesterases (CE) are ubiquitous enzymes responsible for the metabolism of
xenobiotics. Because the structural and amino acid homology among esterases of different …

Characterization of the expression and activity of carboxylesterases 1 and 2 from the beagle dog, cynomolgus monkey, and human

ET Williams, JA Bacon, DM Bender, JJ Lowinger… - Drug metabolism and …, 2011 - ASPET
The carboxylesterases (CESs) are a family of serine hydrolases that hydrolyze compounds
containing an ester, amide, or thioester. In humans, two dominant forms, CES1 and CES2 …