Vinyl alkyl ester

synthetic substrates used to test esterase substrate promiscuity patterns. The ester is an alkyl acid reacting with vinyl alcohol. Can be synthetized by enzymatic(lipase)-transesterification in organic solvent

Substrate	Main targeted enzyme familyes	Type
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
Vinyl-butyrate	Acidic_Lipase Cholesterol_esterase Carb_B_Chordata	Vinyl alkyl ester Alkyl ester Butyrate Water-soluble short chain ester