Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 4 -- Lyases → 4.2 -- Carbon-oxygen lyases → 4.2.1 -- Hydro-lyases

Synonyms: D-malate hydro-lyase, malease, (R)-malate hydro-lyase

Systematic Name: (R)-malate hydro-lyase (maleate-forming)

Unification Links: BRENDA:4.2.1.31, ENZYME:4.2.1.31, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:4.2.1.31

Reaction:
(R)-malate ← maleate + H₂O

Enzymes and Genes:
maleate hydratase: hbzI, hbzJ ( Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867 )

Citations: [Sscks51, Britten69]

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References

Britten69: Britten JS, Morell H, Taggart JV (1969). "Anion activation of maleate hydratase." Biochim Biophys Acta 185(1);220-7. PMID: 5796106

Sscks51: Sscks W, Jensen CO (1951). "Malease, a hydrase from corn kernels." J Biol Chem 192(1);231-6. PMID: 14917669

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