Galactonate dehydratase

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

D-galactonate $\rightleftharpoons$ 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate + 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 D-galactonate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-alactonate-forming). Other names in common use include D-galactonate dehydrase, D-galactonate dehydratase, and D-galactonate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.

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