| Product Name |
erythro-3-hydroxy-L-aspartate ammonia-lyase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
3-Hydroxyaspartate dehydratase, Dehydratase, 3-hydroxyaspartate, EC 4.2.1.38, Erythro-3-hydroxyaspartate hydro-lyase (deaminating), Erythro-beta-hydroxyaspartate dehydratase, Hydroxyaspartate dehydratase |
| EC Number |
4.3.1.20 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme, which was characterized from the bacterium?Paracoccus denitrificans?NCIMB 8944, is highly specific for the?L-isomer of?erythro-3-hydroxyaspartate. Different from EC?4.3.1.16,?threo-3-hydroxy-L-aspartate ammonia-lyase and EC?4.3.1.27,?threo-3-hydroxy-D-aspartate ammonia-lyase. Requires a divalent cation such as Mn2+, Mg2+, or Ca2+. |
| Cofactor |
pyridoxal 5′-phosphate |
| History |
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| Reactions |
Erythro-3-hydroxy-L-aspartate = oxaloacetate + NH(3). |
