Triacylglycerol lipase (also Triglyceride lipase) EC3.1.1.3, are enzymes that hydrolyse ester linkages of triglycerides.[1] These lipases are widely distributed in animals, plants and prokaryotes. This family was also called class 3 lipases as they are only distantly related to other lipase families.[2][3][4][5][6] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
triacylglycerol + H2O ⇌ diacylglycerol + a carboxylate
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