Octopamine dehydratase

Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme octopamine dehydratase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction

1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol $\rightleftharpoons$ (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde + NH₃

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 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol hydro-lyase [deaminating (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde-forming]. Other names in common use include octopamine hydrolyase, and octopamine hydro-lyase (deaminating).

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