Beta-diketone hydrolase

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In enzymology, a beta-diketone hydrolase (EC 3.7.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

nonane-4,6-dione + H2O \rightleftharpoons pentan-2-one + butanoate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are nonane-4,6-dione and H2O, whereas its two products are pentan-2-one and butanoate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carbon-carbon bonds in ketonic substances. The systematic name of this enzyme class is nonane-4,6-dione acylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called oxidized PVA hydrolase.

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[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2J5G and 2J5S.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 97955-12-9.

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes