- Galactarate dehydratase
In
enzymology , a galactarate dehydratase (EC number|4.2.1.42) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :D-galactarate ightleftharpoons 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate + H2O
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate,
D-galactarate , and two products,5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate and H2O.This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyase s, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-galactarate hydro-lyase (5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate-forming). This enzyme is also called D-galactarate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates inascorbate and aldarate metabolism .References
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37290-78-1."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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