Usually means: Enzyme that cleaves thioester bonds.
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Any of various enzymes of the esterase family that exhibit esterase activity specifically at a thiol group.

Similar:
thioenzyme, thiohydrolase, thiolase, thioltransferase, ketothiolase, thiolactonase, dethiolase, thioreductase, sterol esterase, estearase, more...

Opposite:
synthase, esterase, hydrolase

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Similar:
thioenzyme, thiohydrolase, thiolase, thioltransferase, ketothiolase, thiolactonase, dethiolase, thioreductase, sterol esterase, estearase, more...

Opposite:
synthase, esterase, hydrolase



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