2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate hydratase (, ''tesE (gene)'', ''hsaE (gene)'') is an
enzyme with
systematic name ''4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate hydro-lyase ((2Z,4Z)-2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate-forming)''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
: 4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate
(2''Z'',4''Z'')-2-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienoate + H
2O
This enzyme catalyses a late step in the bacterial
steroid
A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes that alter membrane fluidity; and a ...
degradation pathway.
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