Protein
Carboxylesterase 1D
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Major lipase in white adipose tissue (By similarity). Involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics and of natural substrates. Hydrolyzes triacylglycerols and monoacylglycerols, with a preference for monoacylglycerols. The susceptibility of the substrate increases with decreasing acyl chain length of the fatty acid moiety. Catalyzes the synthesis of fatty acid ethyl esters.
Similarity
Belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family.
Sequence
MRLYPLVWLFLAACTAWGYPSSPPVVNTVKGKVLGKYVNLEGFAQPVAVFLGIPFAKPPLGSLRFAPPQPAEPWNFVKNTTSYPPMCSQDAVGGQVLSELFTNRKENIPLQFSEDCLYLNVYTPADLTKNSRLPVMVWIHGGGLVVGGASTYDGQVLSAHENVVVVTIQYRLGIWGFFSTGDEHSQGNWGHLDQVAALHWVQDNIANFGGNPGSVTIFGESAGGFSVSALVLSPLAKNLFHRAISESGVVLTSALITTDSKPIANLIATLSGCKTTTSAVMVHCLRQKTEDELLETSLKLNLFKLDLLGNPKESYPFLPTVIDGVVLPKTPEEILAEKSFNTVPYIVGINKQEFGWIIPTLMGYPLSEGKLDQKTAKSLLWKSYPTLKISEKMIPVVAEKYFGGTDDPAKRKDLFQDLVADVMFGVPSVMVSRSHRDAGAPTFMYEFEYRPSFVSAMRPKTVIGDHGDELFSVFGSPFLKDGASEEETNLSKMVMKYWANFARNGNPNGGGLPHWPEYDQKEGYLKIGASTQAAQRLKDKEVAFWSELRAKEAAEEPSHWKHVEL