Cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase explained

Cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase
Ec Number:	3.7.1.11

Cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase is an enzyme with systematic name cyclohexane-1,2-dione acylhydrolase (decyclizing).^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

cyclohexane-1,2-dione + H₂O

\rightleftharpoons 6-oxohexanoate

This enzyme is highly specific.

Notes and References

1. Harder J . Anaerobic degradation of cyclohexane-1,2-diol by a new Azoarcus species . Arch. Microbiol. . 1997 . 168 . 3 . 199–204 . 10.1007/s002030050488.
2. Fraas S, Steinbach AK, Tabbert A, Harder J, Ermler U, Tittmann K, Meyer A, Kroneck PM . Cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase: A new tool to degrade alicyclic compounds . J. Mol. Catalysis B: Enzymatic . 2009 . 61 . 1–2 . 47–49 . 10.1016/j.molcatb.2009.03.021.