Members of the thiolase family can be divided into two broad categories: degradative thiolases (EC 2.3.1.16) and biosynthetic thiolases (EC 2.3.1.9).
Članovi tiolazne familije se mogu podeliti u dve široke kategorije: degradacione tiolaze (EC 2.3.1.16) i biosintetičke tiolaze (EC 2.3.1.9).