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EC 4.2.1.158 Details
EC number
4.2.1.158
Accepted name
galactarate dehydratase (D-threo-forming)
Reaction
galactarate = (2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-5-oxohexanedioate + H2O
Systematic name
galactarate hydro-lyase (3-deoxy-D-threo-hex-2-ulosarate-forming)
Comment
The enzyme has been characterized from the bacterium Oceanobacillus iheyensis. cf. EC 4.2.1.42, galactarate dehydratase.
History
created 2015