ENTRY       EC 3.7.1.7
NAME        beta-Diketone hydrolase
            Oxidized PVA hydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-carbon bonds
            In ketonic substances
SYSNAME     Nonane-4,6-dione acylhydrolase
REACTION    Nonane-4,6-dione + H2O = Pentan-2-one + Butanoate
SUBSTRATE   Nonane-4,6-dione
            H2O
PRODUCT     Pentan-2-one
            Butanoate
COMMENT     Also acts on the product of the action of EC 1.1.3.18 on polyvinyl
            alcohols; involved in the bacterial degradation of polyvinyl
            alcohol.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.7.1.7
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.7.1.7
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