ENTRY       EC 4.2.1.32
NAME        L(+)-Tartrate dehydratase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-oxygen lyases
            Hydro-lyases
SYSNAME     (R,R)-Tartrate hydro-lyase
REACTION    (R,R)-Tartaric acid = Oxaloacetate + H2O
SUBSTRATE   (R,R)-Tartaric acid
PRODUCT     Oxaloacetate
            H2O
COFACTOR    Iron
            Thiol
COMMENT     The enzyme exists in an inactive low-molecular form, which is
            converted into active enzyme in the presence of Fe2+ and thiol.
            cf. EC 4.2.1.81.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00630  Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
GENES       ECO: b3061(ttdA) b3062(ttdB)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.2.1.32
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.2.1.32
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