D lactate dehydratase

Updated on Dec 17, 2023

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EC number 4.2.1.130 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

D-lactate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.130, glyoxylase III) is an enzyme with systematic name (R)-lactate hydro-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(R)-lactate ⇌ methylglyoxal + H₂O

The enzyme converts methylglyoxal to D-lactate.

References

D-lactate dehydratase Wikipedia

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