TABLE 2.
Putative esterases from the literature.
| Microbial species studied | Esterase type | Enzyme name | Molecular weight (kDa) | Substrates | Gene involved | Gene sequence link | Article |
| Talaromyces stipitatus | Feruloyl esterase | FAEC | 55.3 | Methyl ferulate, methyl caffeate, methyl sinapate, methyl p-coumarate | faeC | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AJ505939 | Crepin et al., 2003 |
| Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533 | Ferulic acid esterases | Lj1228 and Lj0536 | 31 | Ethyl ferulate, chlorogenic acid | ND |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/nuccore/GU454587.1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/nuccore/GU454586.1 |
Lai et al., 2009 |
| Lactobacillus jonhsonii DPC6026 | Cinnamoyl esterase | LJP-0936 | ND | ND | ND | https://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/protein/329667314 | Guinane et al., 2011 |
| Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 | Feruloyl esterase/carboxyl esterase | Lp_0796 | 28 | Methyl ferulate, methyl caffeate, methyl p-coumarate, and methyl sinapinate | lp_0796 | https://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/protein/YP_004888771.1 | Esteban-Torres et al., 2013 |
| 7 Lactobacillus plantarum | Feruloyl esterase | Est-1092 | 33.5 | Methyl ferulate, methyl caffeate | est-1092 | GenBank accession number CP001617.1. | Esteban-Torres et al., 2015 |
| Oenococcus oeni PSU-1 | Esterase | EstB28 | 34.5 | Volatile aromatic esters | estB28 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/410695969 | Sumby et al., 2009 |
| Oenococcus oeni and Lactobacillus hilgardii | Esterases | EstCOo8 and EstC34 | 29 | Volatile aromatic esters | estCOo8 and estC34 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/JX215240.1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/418206119 | Sumby et al., 2013 |
ND, no data.