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EC 4.2.1.118 Details
EC number
4.2.1.118
Accepted name
3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase
Reaction
3-dehydro-shikimate = 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + H2O
Systematic name
3-dehydroshikimate hydro-lyase
Comment
Catalyses an early step in the biosynthesis of petrobactin, a siderophore produced by many bacteria, including the human pathogen Bacillus anthracis. Requires divalent ions, with a preference for Mn2+.
History
created 2009
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001