Very-long-chain (3''R'')-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase (, ''PHS1 (gene)'', ''PAS2 (gene)'') is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
with
systematic name A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature.
A semisystematic name or semitrivial ...
''very-long-chain (3''R'')-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA hydro-lyase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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: a very-long-chain (3''R'')-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA
a very-long-chain ''trans''-2,3-dehydroacyl-CoA + H
2O
This is the third component of the
elongase Elongase is a generic term for an enzyme that catalyzes carbon chain extension of an organic molecule, especially a fatty acid
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