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EC 4.2.1.17 Details
EC number
4.2.1.17
Accepted name
enoyl-CoA hydratase
Reaction
(3S)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA = trans-2(or 3)-enoyl-CoA + H2O
Other name(s)
enoyl hydrase,
unsaturated acyl-CoA hydratase,
β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrase,
β-hydroxyacid dehydrase,
acyl coenzyme A hydrase,
crotonase,
crotonyl hydrase,
2-octenoyl coenzyme A hydrase,
enoyl coenzyme A hydratase,
2-enoyl-CoA hydratase,
short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase,
ECH,
trans-2-enoyl-CoA hydratase,
enoyl coenzyme A hydrase (D),
enoyl coenzyme A hydrase (L),
short chain enoyl coenzyme A hydratase,
D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase,
enol-CoA hydratase
Systematic name
(3S)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA hydro-lyase
CAS registry number
9027-13-8
Comment
Acts in the reverse direction. With cis-compounds, yields (3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA. cf. EC 4.2.1.74 long-chain-enoyl-CoA hydratase.
History
created 1961
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