Tabel I.
Thioesterase Families and Common Names of their Members
| Family | Producing organisms | Genes and/or other names of family members |
|---|---|---|
| TE1 | A, B, Ea | Ach1 |
| TE2 | A, B, E | Acot1–Acot6, BAAT thioesterase |
| TE3 | A, B | tesA, acyl-CoA thioesterase I, protease I, lysophospholipase L1 |
| TE4 | B, E | tesB, acyl-CoA thioesterase II, Acot8 |
| TE5 | B | tesC (ybaW), acyl-CoA thioesterase III |
| TE6 | A, B, E | Acot7 (BACH), Acot11 (BFIT, Them1), Acot12 (CACH), YciA |
| TE7 | B, E | Acot9, Acot10 |
| TE8 | A, B, E | Acot13 (Them2) |
| TE9 | B | YbgC |
| TE10 | B | 4HBT-I |
| TE11 | B | 4HBT-II, EntH (YbdB) |
| TE12 | B,E | DNHA-CoA hydrolase |
| TE13 | A, B | paaI, paaD |
| TE14 | B, E | FatA, FatB |
| TE15 | B | Thioesterase CalE7 |
| TE16 | A, B, E | TE domain of FAS (Thioesterase I), TE domain of PKS or NRP (type I thioesterase (TE I)) |
| TE17 | B | TE domain of PKS |
| TE18 | B,E | Thioesterase II, type II thioesterase (TE II) |
| TE19 | B | luxD |
| TE20 | E | ppt1, ppt2, palmitoyl-protein thioesterase |
| TE21 | A, B, E | apt1, apt2, acyl-protein thioesterase, phospholipase, carboxylesterase |
| TE22 | A, B, E | S-formylglutathione hydrolase, esterase A, esterase D |
| TE23 | A, B, E | Hydroxyglutathione hydrolase, glyoxalase II |
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A, archaea; B, bacteria; E, eukaryota. Most prevalent producers bolded.