InterPro domain: IPR003140

This entry represents the alpha/beta hydrolase domain found in phospholipases [ 1 ], carboxylesterases [ 2 ] and thioesterases.

1. cDNA cloning and expression of a novel family of enzymes with calcium-independent phospholipase A2 and lysophospholipase activities. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 9, 1178-86
2. Crystal structure of carboxylesterase from Pseudomonas fluorescens, an alpha/beta hydrolase with broad substrate specificity. Structure 5, 1571-84