| carnitine dehydratase | |
| Ec Number: | 4.2.1.89 |
| Cas Number: | 104382-17-4 |
| Go Code: | 0008735 |
In enzymology, a carnitine dehydratase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
L-carnitine
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-carnitine, and two products, 4-(trimethylammonio)but-2-enoate 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 L-carnitine hydro-lyase [4-(trimethylammonio)but-2-enoate-forming]. This enzyme is also called L-carnitine hydro-lyase.