Arabinonate dehydratase

The enzyme arabinonate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.5) catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-arabinonate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-arabinonate + H₂O

arabinonate dehydratase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.1.5
CAS no.	9024-36-6
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-arabinonate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-arabinonate-forming). This enzyme is also called D-arabinonate hydro-lyase.