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Molecular model of the ester ethyl ethanoate (ethyl acetate) CH3CO2CH2CH3.

Organic compound formed by the reaction between an alcohol and an acid, with the elimination of water. Unlike salts, esters are covalent compounds.


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The fungus Rhizopus delemar produces a lipase that has a high degree of specificity for the hydrolysis and resynthesis of the primary ester bonds of triglycerides.
 
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