Alkyl ester

An alkyl group is an alkane missing one hydrogen. The smallest alkyl group is methyl, with the formula CH3. Result from reaction of fatty acids with alcohol. Lipases have preference for long-chain alkyl ester substrates (>10-carbons)

Substrate	Main targeted enzyme familyes	Type
Methyl-hexanoate	ACHE	Hexanoate Alkyl ester
Methyl-butyrate	ACHE Carb_B_Chordata	Butyrate Alkyl ester
Ethylacetate	ACHE Homoserine_transacetylase_like_est Carb_B_Chordata	Acetate Alkyl ester
Vinyl-butyrate	Acidic_Lipase Cholesterol_esterase Carb_B_Chordata	Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Butyrate Water-soluble short chain ester
Ethyl-Indoline-2-carboxylate	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like	Indole Alkyl ester
Lysylphosphatidylglycerol	6_AlphaBeta_hydrolase	Hexanoate Alkyl ester Phosphatidylglycerol
ORCE	Haloperoxidase	Alkyl ester
THFCE	Haloperoxidase	Alkyl ester
OTCE	Haloperoxidase	Alkyl ester
THPCE	Haloperoxidase	Alkyl ester
DMCPE	Haloperoxidase	Cyclopropane Alkyl ester
Ethyl-2-ethylhexanoate	Canar_LipB	Alkyl ester
Ethyl-2-methylbutyrate	Canar_LipB	Butyrate Alkyl ester
Ethyl-Zaltoprofen	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like Bacterial_lip_FamI.3	Not A\/B H target Drug Pro-Drug Propionate Alkyl ester
Ethyl-Carprofen	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like	Not A\/B H target Drug Pro-Drug Carbazol Propionate Alkyl ester
Ethyl-Flurbiprofen	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like Bacterial_lip_FamI.3 Canar_LipB	Not A\/B H target Drug Pro-Drug Propionate Alkyl ester
T-80	Canar_LipB	Detergent Alkyl ester
Pentadecylacetate		Acetate Alkyl ester
Dodecylacetate		Acetate Alkyl ester Dodecanoate
Octylacetate	Carb_B_Arthropoda	Acetate Alkyl ester Plant volatile Natural
Hexylacetate	Carb_B_Arthropoda	Acetate Alkyl ester Plant volatile Natural
Propyl-hexanoate		Hexanoate Alkyl ester
Propyl-butyrate		Butyrate Alkyl ester
Propyl-propionate		Propionate Alkyl ester
Ethyl-oleate	Fungal-Bact_LIP	Oleate Alkyl ester
Methyl-oleate		Oleate Alkyl ester
Methyl-decanoate		Decanoate Alkyl ester
Methyl-3-hydroxypentanoate	Canar_LipB	Alkyl ester
Methyl(S)-3-hydroxybutyrate		Butyrate Alkyl ester
Ethyl-lactate	Polyesterase-lipase-cutinase	Alkyl ester Propionate
Ethyl-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like	Alkyl ester Butyrate
Ethylmyristate		Alkyl ester Tetradecanoate
Ethyldodecanoate		Alkyl ester Dodecanoate Laurate
Ethyldecanoate		Alkyl ester
Ethyloctanoate		Alkyl ester Octanoate
Ethylbutyrate		Alkyl ester Butyrate
Ethylpropionate		Alkyl ester Propionate
Methyl-octanoate		Alkyl ester Octanoate
Methyl-myristate		Alkyl ester Tetradecanoate
Methyl-3-oxotetradecanoate		Alkyl ester Tetradecanoate
Methyl-dodecanoate		Alkyl ester Dodecanoate Laurate
Propylacetate	Plant_carboxylesterase	Acetate Alkyl ester Product-like inhibitor
Butylacetate	ACHE Canar_LipB	Acetate Alkyl ester
Ketoprofen-Ethyl-Ester	CarbLipBact_1 Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like Bacterial_lip_FamI.3 Lipase_2 Canar_LipB	Profen prodrug Pro-Drug Drug Alkyl ester Propionate
Methyl-L-lactate	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like LYsophospholipase_carboxylesterase	Alkyl ester Propionate
Methyl-D-lactate	Hormone-sensitive_lipase_like LYsophospholipase_carboxylesterase	Alkyl ester Propionate
Methyl-glycolate		Alkyl ester
Ethyl-propionylacetate		Alkyl ester
Ethyl-acetoacetate	Lipase_3 Lipase_2	Alkyl ester Oxobutanoate
Ethyl-3-oxohexanoate		Alkyl ester
Ethyl-2-methylacetoacetate		Alkyl ester Oxobutanoate
Ethyl-2-ethylacetoacetate		Alkyl ester Oxobutanoate
Vinyl-palmitate		Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Hexadecanoate Palmitate
Vinyl-stearate		Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Stearate Water-insoluble medium and long chain ester
Vinyl-myristate		Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Tetradecanoate
Vinyl-laurate	Cholesterol_esterase Carb_B_Chordata	Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Dodecanoate Laurate
Vinyl-propionate	Acidic_Lipase Cholesterol_esterase Carb_B_Chordata	Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Propionate Water-soluble short chain ester
Vinyl-acetate	Acidic_Lipase Homoserine_transacetylase_like_est ACHE BCHE Carboxylesterase Carb_B_Chordata Cholesterol_esterase	Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Acetate Water-soluble short chain ester