Enzyme that catalyzes the final step of fatty acid oxidation in which ACETYL COA is released and the CoA ester of a fatty acid two carbons shorter is formed.

Synonyms: beta-Ketoacyl Thiolase, C-Acyltransferase, Acetyl-CoA, beta-Ketothiolase, 2-Methylacetoacetyl CoA Thiolase, 3-Ketothiolase, Thiolase, 3-Oxoacyl-Coenzyme A, Acetyl CoA Acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase, Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase, CoA Thiolase, 2-Methylacetoacetyl, 3-Ketoacyl CoA Thiolase, CoA Thiolase, 3-Ketoacyl, CoA Thiolase, 3-Oxoacyl, 3-Oxoacyl-Coenzyme A Thiolase, Acyltransferase, Acetyl CoA, beta Ketothiolase, CoA Acyltransferase, Acetyl, Acetyl Coenzyme A Acyltransferase, Thiolase, beta-Ketoacyl, 3-Oxoacyl CoA Thiolase, Thiolase, 3-Oxoacyl CoA, Thiolase, 3-Ketoacyl CoA, EC 2.3.1.16, beta Ketoacyl Thiolase, Thiolase, 2-Methylacetoacetyl CoA, Acetyl CoA C Acyltransferase