PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | serine hydrolase activity |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a substrate by a catalytic mechanism that involves a catalytic triad consisting of a serine nucleophile that is activated by a proton relay involving an acidic residue (e.g. aspartate or glutamate) and a basic residue (usually histidine). |
| Class ID: | GO:0017171 |
| Parent Lineages: |
molecular_function>
catalytic activity>
hydrolase activity>
serine hydrolase activity
|
| Child: |
serine-type endopeptidase activity |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 524 |
