Phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase

In enzymology, a phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase (EC number|3.11.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:phosphonoacetaldehyde + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ acetaldehyde + phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphonoacetaldehyde and H₂O, whereas its two products are acetaldehyde and phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-oxoethylphosphonate phosphonohydrolase. Other names in common use include phosphonatase, and 2-phosphonoacetylaldehyde phosphonohydrolase. This enzyme participates in aminophosphonate metabolism.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1SWV and PDB link|1SWW.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37289-42-2."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes