Function
Acyl-CoA thioesterases are a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of acyl-CoAs to the free fatty acid and coenzyme A (CoASH), providing the potential to regulate intracellular levels of acyl-CoAs, free fatty acids and CoASH (PubMed:15288813). Acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 7/ACOT7 preferentially hydrolyzes palmitoyl-CoA, but has a broad specificity acting on other fatty acyl-CoAs with chain-lengths of C8-C18 (Probable). May play an important physiological function in brain (PubMed:15288813).
Sequence
MKLLVGTLRLWEVGRQVAFSSLTPGQECSGLRKTFWAAMRAVRTRADHQKLGHCVTMGRIMRPDDANVAGNVHGGTILKMIEEAGAIISTRHCNSQNGERCVAALARVERTDFLSPMCIGEVAHVSAEITYTSKHSVEVQVHVMSENILTGTKKLTNKATLWYVPLSLKNVDKVLEVPPIVYLRQEQEEEGRKRYEAQKLERMETKWRNGDIVQPVLNPEPNTVSYSQSSLIHLVGPSDCTLHGFVHGGVTMKLMDEVAGIVAARHCKTNIVTASVDAINFHDKIRKGCVITISGRMTFTSNKSMEIEVLVDADPVVDNSQKRYRAASAFFTYVSLNQEGKPMPVPQLVPETEDEKKRFEEGKGRYLQMKAKRQGHTEPQP