| mannonate dehydratase | |
| Ec Number: | 4.2.1.8 |
| Cas Number: | 9024-31-1 |
| Go Code: | 0008927 |
The enzyme mannonate dehydratase catalyzes the chemical reaction
D-mannonate
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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 D-mannonate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate-forming). Other names in common use include mannonic hydrolase, mannonate hydrolyase, altronic hydro-lyase, altronate hydrolase, D-mannonate hydrolyase, and D-mannonate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions.
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code .