- Galactonate dehydratase
In
enzymology , a galactonate dehydratase (EC number|4.2.1.6) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :D-galactonate 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate + H2O
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate,
D-galactonate , and two products,2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate 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-galactonate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate-forming). Other names in common use include D-galactonate dehydrase, D-galactonate dehydratase, and D-galactonate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates ingalactose metabolism .References
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9024-38-8."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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