Table 2.

Identified sequences of potential carboxylic ester hydrolases in selected genomes

Microorganism	Locus tag	Genbank	Annotation (NCBI)	Residues	GXSXG
Aeropyrum pernix	APE1244	BAA80234	Hypothetical protein	583	GVSMG
	APE1832	BAA80835	Acylpeptide hydrolase/Esterase	659	GGSYG
	APE2361	BAA81374	Hydrolase, putative	279	GFSLG
	APE2441	BAA81456	Acylpeptide hydrolase/Esterase	595	GGSYG
Hyperthermus butylicus	Hbut_1071	ABM80914	Hypothetical protein	226	GLSVG
Pyrobaculum aerophilum	PAE2936	AAL64548	Hypothetical protein	194	GPSAS
	PAE3573	AAL65014	Hypothetical protein	196	GHSMG
Pyrobaculum calidifontis	Pcal_1307	ABO08731	Alpha/beta hydrolase	313	GDSAG
	Pcal_1997	ABO09412	Hypothetical protein	198	GHSMG
Pyrococcus abyssi	PAB1050	CAB50498	Lysophospholipase, putative	259	GHSLG
	PAB2176	CAB49187	Hypothetical esterase	286	GFSMG
Sulfolobus solfataricus	SSO0102	AAK40458	Esterase, tropinesterase	231	GHSIG
	SSO2262	AAK42427	Hypothetical protein	197	GASMG
	SSO2518	AAK42649	Esterase, putative	353	GESFG
	SSO2521	AAK42652	Lipase	311	GDSAG
	SSO2979	AAK43083	Hypothetical protein	320	GHSSG
	SSO3052	AAK43152	Hypothetical protein	210	GISGN
Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis	TTE0035	AAM23348	Hypothetical protein	237	GDSIS
	TTE0419	AAM23703	Lysophospholipase	314	GHSFG
	TTE0552	AAM23828	Predicted hydrolase	279	GVSMG
	TTE0556	AAM23832	Predicted hydrolase	298	GWSMG
	TTE1809	AAM25001	Alpha/beta hydrolase	258	GLSMG
	TTE2321	AAM25462	Alpha/beta hydrolase	414	CHSMG
	TTE2547	AAM25672	Alpha/beta hydrolase	285	AHSFG
Thermococcus kodakaraensis	TK0522	BAD84711	Carbohydrate esterase	449	GSSLG
Thermotoga maritima	TM1022	AAD36099	Esterase	253	GLSMG
	TM1160	AAD36236	Esterase	306	GLSAG
	TM1350	AAD36421	Lipase, putative	259	GHSLG