Definition: | The acyl-ACP thioesterase activity of a plant or plant part. |
Comments: | Catalyzes 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. |
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Gene Ontology | GO:0016790 |
SoyBase Soybean Ontology | SOY:0002198 |
Funded by the USDA-ARS. Developed by the USDA-ARS SoyBase and Legume Clade Database group at the Iowa State University, Ames, IA | ||