L-fuconate dehydratase

The enzyme L-fuconate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.68) catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-fuconate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate + H₂O

L-fuconate dehydratase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.1.68
CAS no.	37292-84-5
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 L-fuconate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate-forming). This enzyme is also called L-fuconate hydro-lyase.