Term Name: sulfuric ester hydrolase activity
Synonyms: sulfatase activity, sulphuric ester hydrolase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: RSO-R' + H2O = RSOOH + R'H. This reaction is the hydrolysis of a sulfuric ester bond, an ester formed from sulfuric acid, O=SO(OH)2.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008484]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
has subtype: arylsulfatase activity cellulose-polysulfatase activity cerebroside-sulfatase activity choline-sulfatase activity chondro-4-sulfatase activity chondro-6-sulfatase activity D-lactate-2-sulfatase activity disulfoglucosamine-6-sulfatase activity glucuronate-2-sulfatase activity glycosulfatase activity iduronate-2-sulfatase activity linear primary-alkylsulfatase activity monomethyl-sulfatase activity N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase activity N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase activity N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase activity N-sulfoglucosamine-3-sulfatase activity steryl-sulfatase activity