thiolester hydrolase activity
Term Information
- Accession
- GO:0016790
- Ontology
- molecular function
- Synonyms
- exact: thiolesterase activity
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: RCO-SR' + H2O = RCOOH + HSR'. This reaction is the hydrolysis of a thiolester bond, an ester formed from a carboxylic acid and a thiol (i.e., RCO-SR'), such as that found in acetyl-coenzyme A. [source:
http://www.onelook.com]
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