Bile-acid 7alpha-dehydratase

The enzyme bile-acid 7α-dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.106) catalyzes the chemical reaction

7α,12α-dihydroxy-3-oxochol-4-enoate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 12α-hydroxy-3-oxochola-4,6-dienoate + H₂O

Bile-acid 7α-dehydratase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.1.106
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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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 7α,12α-dihydroxy-3-oxochol-4-enoate hydro-lyase (12α-hydroxy-3-oxochola-4,6-dienoate-forming). This enzyme is also called 7α,12α-dihydroxy-3-oxochol-4-enoate hydro-lyase.