| Product Name |
threo-3-hydroxy-L-aspartate ammonia-lyase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
D-THA DH, D-threo-3-hydroxyaspartate dehydratase, L-THA DH, L-threo-3-hydroxyaspartate dehydratase, threo-3-hydroxyaspartate ammonia-lyase, threo-3-hydroxyaspartate dehydratase |
| EC Number |
4.3.1.16 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme, purified from the bacterium?Pseudomonas?sp. T62, is highly specific, and does not accept any other stereoisomer of 3-hydroxyaspartate. Different from EC?4.3.1.20,?erythro-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 |
Threo-3-hydroxy-L-aspartate = oxaloacetate + NH(3). |
