Acetylpyruvate hydrolase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, an acetylpyruvate hydrolase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

acetylpyruvate + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ acetate + pyruvate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetylpyruvate and H₂O, whereas its two products are acetate and pyruvate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carbon-carbon bonds in ketonic substances. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2,4-dioxopentanoate acetylhydrolase.

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