EC number 4.2.1.88 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 104118-54-9 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | |
In enzymology, a synephrine dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.88) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)ethanolHence, this enzyme has one substrate, 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)ethanol (synephrine), and two products, 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and methylamine.
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 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)ethanol hydro-lyase (methylamine-forming).
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