Medical Definition of Thiolesterase

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thiolesterase

thiogalactosides
thioglucosidase
thioglycerol
thioglycolate
thioglycolates
thioglycolic acid
thioguanine
thioguanine
thioinosine
thiokinase
thiol
thiol
thiol-dependent peroxidase
thiolase
thiole
thiolesterase (current term)
thiolester hydrolases
thiolhistidylbetaine
thiolic
thiols
thioltransacetylase A
thioltransferase
thiolysis
thiol activated haemolysins
thiol beta-lactamase
thiol endopeptidase
thiol enzyme
thiol ester
thiol proteinase
thiomersal

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