The enzyme fluoroacetyl-CoA thioesterase (EC 3.1.2.29; systematic name fluoroacetyl-CoA hydrolase) catalyses the following reaction:[1][2][3]

fluoroacetyl-CoA + H2O fluoroacetate + CoA

Fluoroacetate is extremely toxic.

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