- Source: Fluoroacetyl-CoA thioesterase
The enzyme fluoroacetyl-CoA thioesterase (EC 3.1.2.29; systematic name fluoroacetyl-CoA hydrolase) catalyses the following reaction:
fluoroacetyl-CoA + H2O
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
fluoroacetate + CoA
Fluoroacetate is extremely toxic.
References
External links
Fluoroacetyl-CoA+thioesterase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)