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Thioesterase
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Thioesterase (TE) catalyzes the break of an ester bond to produce acid and alcohol at a thiol group. TEs are substrate-specific.
- Palmitoyl protein TE removes fatty acids like palmitate from modified cysteine residues during lysosomal degradation[1]
