Biology:Prephenate dehydratase

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prephenate dehydratase
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Prephenate dehydratase homotetramer, Paenarthrobacter aurescens
Identifiers
EC number4.2.1.51
CAS number9044-88-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme prephenate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.51) catalyzes the chemical reaction

prephenate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] phenylpyruvate + H2O + CO2

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 prephenate hydro-lyase (decarboxylating; phenylpyruvate-forming). This enzyme is also called prephenate hydro-lyase (decarboxylating). This enzyme participates in phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code 2QMX.

References

  • "Enzymatic Formation of Phenylpyruvic Acid in Pseudomonas Sp. (Atcc 11299A) and ITS Regulation". J. Biol. Chem. 240: 3034–8. 1965. PMID 14342329. 
  • "The biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine; enzymes converting chorismic acid into prephenic acid and their relationships to prephenate dehydratase and prephenate dehydrogenase". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 100: 76–88. 1965. doi:10.1016/0304-4165(65)90429-0. PMID 14323651. 
  • Schmidt JC; Zalkin H (1969). "Chorismate mutase-prephenate dehydratase. Partial purification and properties of the enzyme from Salmonella typhimurium". Biochemistry 8 (1): 174–181. doi:10.1021/bi00829a025. PMID 4887851.