Galactonate dehydratase

The enzyme galactonate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.6) catalyzes the chemical reaction

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

galactonate dehydratase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.1.6
CAS no.	9024-38-8
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-galactonate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-alactonate-forming). Other names in common use include D-galactonate dehydrase, D-galactonate dehydratase, and D-galactonate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.