| citrate dehydratase | |
| Ec Number: | 4.2.1.4 |
| Cas Number: | 9024-39-9 |
| Go Code: | 0047780 |
In enzymology, a citrate dehydratase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
citrate
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, citrate, and two products, cis-aconitate and H2O.
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 citrate hydro-lyase (cis-aconitate-forming). This enzyme is also called citrate hydro-lyase.