| thioesterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that hydrolyzes thioesters; e.g., the deacylating activity at the end of fatty acid biosynthesis that releases palmitate. Synonym: thiolesterase. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| palmitoyl-protein thioesterase | <enzyme> Cleaves palmitoyl-cysteine bond of proteins; genbank u44772; do not confuse with palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.2.- Synonym: palmitoyl-ras thioesterase, protein palmitoyl thioesterase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| human thioesterase | <enzyme> Homologous to e. Coli thioesterase II; not similar to animal thioesterases I or II; genbank x86032 Registry number: EC 3.1.2.- (26 Jun 1999) |