Beta-diketone hydrolase

In enzymology, a beta-diketone hydrolase (EC number|3.7.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:nonane-4,6-dione + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ pentan-2-one + butanoate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are nonane-4,6-dione and H₂O, whereas its two products are pentan-2-one and butanoate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carbon-carbon bonds in ketonic substances. The systematic name of this enzyme class is nonane-4,6-dione acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called oxidized PVA hydrolase.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|2J5G and PDB link|2J5S.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|97955-12-9."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes