4-Sulfomuconolactone hydrolase explained

4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolase
Ec Number:	3.1.1.92

The enzyme 4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.92; systematic name 4-sulfomuconolactone sulfohydrolase^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

4-sulfomuconolactone + H₂O

\rightleftharpoons maleylacetate + sulfite

The enzyme was isolated from the bacteria Hydrogenophaga intermedia and Agrobacterium radiobacter S2.

Notes and References

1. Halak S, Basta T, Bürger S, Contzen M, Wray V, Pieper DH, Stolz A . 4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolases from Hydrogenophaga intermedia S1 and Agrobacterium radiobacter S2 . Journal of Bacteriology . 189 . 19 . 6998–7006 . October 2007 . 17660282 . 2045233 . 10.1128/jb.00611-07 .