ENTRY       EC 3.7.1.6
NAME        Acetylpyruvate hydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-carbon bonds
            In ketonic substances
SYSNAME     2,4-Dioxopentanoate acetylhydrolase
REACTION    Acetylpyruvate + H2O = Acetate + Pyruvate
SUBSTRATE   Acetylpyruvate
            H2O
PRODUCT     Acetate
            Pyruvate
COMMENT     Highly specific; does not act on pyruvate, oxaloacetate,
            maleylpyruvate, fumarylpyruvate or acetylacetone.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.7.1.6
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.7.1.6
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