long-chain fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity

I. Literature review

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Namelong-chain fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity
IDGO_0052816
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Molecular function

Description

Catalysis of the reaction: a long-chain fatty acyl-CoA + H2O = a long-chain fatty acid + CoA + H+. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.

Related synonym

long-chain acyl coenzyme A hydrolase activity, long-chain acyl-thioester hydrolase activity, long-chain hydrolase activity, long-chain-acyl-CoA hydrolase activity

Comment

While there is not universal consensus on the lengths of short-, medium-, long- and very-long-chain fatty acids, the GO uses the definitions in ChEBI (see CHEBI:26666, CHEBI:59554, CHEBI:15904 and CHEBI:27283).

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