Oxaloacetase

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

oxaloacetate + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ oxalate + acetate

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

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 oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called oxalacetic hydrolase.

See also

• Template:Cite journal

Template:Hydrolase-stub