Synephrine dehydratase

The enzyme synephrine dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.88) catalyzes the chemical reaction

(R)-synephrine ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde + methylamine

synephrine dehydratase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.1.88
CAS no.	104118-54-9
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 (R)-synephrine hydro-lyase (methylamine-forming).