EC |
3.3.2.4 |
Accepted name: |
trans-epoxysuccinate hydrolase |
Reaction: |
trans-2,3-epoxysuccinate + H2O = meso-tartrate |
Other name(s): |
trans-epoxysuccinate hydratase; tartrate epoxydase |
Systematic name: |
trans-2,3-epoxysuccinate hydrolase |
Comments: |
Acts on both optical isomers of the substrate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37290-73-6 |
References: |
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Allen, R.H. and Jakoby, W.B. Tartaric acid metabolism. IX. Synthesis with tartrate epoxidase. J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 2078–2084. [PMID: 5782001] |
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[EC 3.3.2.4 created 1984] |
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