thiolester hydrolase activity [GO_0016790]
Catalysis of the reaction: RCO-SR’ + H2O = RCOOH + HSR’. This reaction is the hydrolysis of a thiolester bond, an ester formed from a carboxylic acid and a thiol (i.e., RCO-SR’), such as that found in acetyl-coenzyme A.
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