Acyl-CoA thioesterases (ACOTs) are a family of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of acyl-CoA molecules into free fatty acids and coenzyme A (CoA). This reaction is a critical control point in lipid ...
In previous work (D. Post-Beittenmiller, J. G. Jaworski, J. B. Ohlrogge [1991] J Biol Chem 266: 1858-1865), the in vivo acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) pools were measured in spinach (Spinacia ...