Propioin synthase

The enzyme propioin synthase (EC 4.1.2.35) catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-hydroxy-3-hexanone ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2 propanal

propioin synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.2.35
CAS no.	114189-86-5
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 aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone propanal-lyase (propanal-forming). Other names in common use include 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone aldolase, and 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone propanal-lyase.