Biology:3-fumarylpyruvate hydrolase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
3-Fumarylpyruvate hydrolase
Identifiers
EC number3.7.1.20
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
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MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
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3-Fumarylpyruvate hydrolase (EC 3.7.1.20, nagK (gene), naaD (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 3-fumarylpyruvate hydrolyase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

3-fumarylpyruvate + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] fumarate + pyruvate

The enzyme is involved in bacterial degradation of 5-substituted salicylates.

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