A process for producing a peroxycarboxylic acid from a carboxylic acid ester comprising: a) providing a set of reaction components, said components comprising: 1) a carboxylic acid ester selected from the group consisting of: i) esters having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 2 = C1 to C10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, heteroaryl, (CH 2 CH 2 -O) n H or (CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O) n H and n=1 to 10; ii) glycerides having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 3 and R 4 are individually H or R 1 C; and iii) acetylated carbohydrates; 2) a source of peroxygen; and 3) an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolysis activity, wherein said enzyme catalyst comprises: an enzyme having at least 90% amino acid identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 18, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, or 26; and b) combining said reaction components under suitable aqueous reaction conditions, wherein said conditions comprise a pH range of about 2 to about 9, whereby a peroxycarboxylic acid is produced. a) providing a set of reaction components, said components comprising: 1) a carboxylic acid ester selected from the group consisting of: i) esters having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 2 = C1 to C10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, heteroaryl, (CH 2 CH 2 -O) n H or (CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O) n H and n=1 to 10; ii) glycerides having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 3 and R 4 are individually H or R 1 C; and iii) acetylated carbohydrates; 2) a source of peroxygen; and 3) an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolysis activity, wherein said enzyme catalyst comprises: an enzyme having at least 90% amino acid identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 18, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, or 26; and 1) a carboxylic acid ester selected from the group consisting of: i) esters having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 2 = C1 to C10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, heteroaryl, (CH 2 CH 2 -O) n H or (CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O) n H and n=1 to 10; ii) glycerides having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 3 and R 4 are individually H or R 1 C; and iii) acetylated carbohydrates; i) esters having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 2 = C1 to C10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkylheteroaryl, heteroaryl, (CH 2 CH 2 -O) n H or (CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O) n H and n=1 to 10; ii) glycerides having the structure wherein R 1 = C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 3 and R 4 are individually H or R 1 C; and iii) acetylated carbohydrates; 2) a source of peroxygen; and 3) an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolysis activity, wherein said enzyme catalyst comprises: an enzyme having at least 90% amino acid identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 18, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, or 26; and an enzyme having at least 90% amino acid identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, 18, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, or 26; and b) combining said reaction components under suitable aqueous reaction conditions, wherein said conditions comprise a pH range of about 2 to about 9, whereby a peroxycarboxylic acid is produced.