| Product Name |
4-oxalomesaconate hydratase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
4-carboxy-2-oxobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate 2,3-hydro-lyase, 4-carboxy-2-oxohexenedioate hydratase, 4-oxalmesaconate hydratase, 4-oxalomesaconate hydratase, gamma-oxalomesaconate hydratase, hydratase, oxalmesaconate, LigJ, OMA, OMA hydratase, oxalmesaconate hydratase, PmdE, PocOMH |
| EC Number |
4.2.1.83 |
| CAS Registry Number |
85204-95-1 |
| Comments |
This enzyme participates in the degradation of protocatechuate (via the meta-cleavage pathway), syringate and gallate, catalysing the reaction in the opposite direction [1-3]. It accepts the enol-form of 4-oxalomesaconate, 2-hydroxy-4-carboxy-hexa-2,4-dienedioate [4]. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
2-hydroxy-4-oxobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate = (1E,3E)-4-hydroxybuta-1,3- diene-1,2,4-tricarboxylate + H(2)O. |
