The invention discloses thermophilic 
esterase derived from an aquifex aeolicus strain and 
functional verification of the thermophilic 
esterase, and belongs to the field of bioengineering technology. According to the invention, a novel thermophilic 
esterase gene is discovered, three expression systems are constructed, and efficient expression and research of enzymatic properties are achieved. Construction of an eukaryotic expression 
system: preferably, a vector pPIC9K is adopted for 
expression vector construction, and a 
pichia pastoris host, preferably GS115, is transformed, so that efficient expression is achieved; construction of a prokaryotic 
escherichia coli expression 
system: preferably, a vector MBP3 is adopted for 
expression vector construction, and 
escherichia coli hosts, preferably BL21 and Origami2, are transformed, so that efficient expression is achieved; and construction of a prokaryotic 
bacillus megaterium expression 
system: preferably, a vector pHIS1525 is adopted for 
expression vector construction, and a 
bacillus megaterium host, preferably YYBm1, is transformed, so that efficient expression is achieved. The 
recombinant enzyme (the thermophilic esterase) has the advantages of esterase activity, ,thermophilic characteristic, 
thermal stability and the like; and the 
recombinant enzyme has a great potential in industrial application under a high-temperature condition.