Enables fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity. Involved in acyl-CoA metabolic process; long-chain fatty acid metabolic process; and very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process. Located in cytosol. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A study in mice, rats, monkeys, and human cells demonstrated that ionizing radiation significantly alters cutaneous fatty acid metabolism, with the ACOT1 being upregulated in irradiated skin tissues [Tu et al. DOI:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2023.01.001].