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*** Recent publication: Hunt MC et al. A revised nomenclature for mammalian acyl-CoA thioesterases/hydrolases. J Lipid Res. 2005 Sep;46(9):2029-32. PMID: 16103133 PDF ***

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Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Aliases Chromosome Accession Numbers RefSeq IDs
ACOT1 acyl-CoA thioesterase 1   ACH2, CTE-1, LACH2 14q24.3 DQ082754 NM_001037161
ACOT2 acyl-CoA thioesterase 2   Mte1, ZAP128 14q24.3 AY005822, AK001939 NM_006821
ACOT4 acyl-CoA thioesterase 4   FLJ31235, PTE-Ib, PTE2B 14q24.1 BC031799 NM_152331
ACOT6 acyl-CoA thioesterase 6 C14orf42   14q24.3 DQ082756, BF109853 NM_001037162
ACOT7 acyl-CoA thioesterase 7   BACH, ACH1, ACT, CTE-II, LACH1, MGC1126, hBACH 1p36 AB074417 NM_007274
ACOT8 acyl-CoA thioesterase 8 PTE1 hACTE-III, hTE, PTE-2 20pter-p12.3 AF014404 NM_183386
ACOT9 acyl-CoA thioesterase 9   CGI-16, MT-ACT48, ACATE2 Xp22.11 AF132950 NM_012332
ACOT11 acyl-CoA thioesterase 11 THEA STARD14, BFIT, KIAA0707, BFIT1, THEM1 1p32.3 AB014607 NM_015547
ACOT12 acyl-CoA thioesterase 12   Cach, THEAL, STARD15 5q14.1 AB078619 NM_130767

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