ENTRY       EC 4.2.1.87
NAME        Octopamine dehydratase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-oxygen lyases
            Hydro-lyases
SYSNAME     Octopamine hydro-lyase (deaminating)
REACTION    1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol =
            (4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde + NH3 + H2O
SUBSTRATE   1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol
PRODUCT     (4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde
            NH3
            H2O
COMMENT     The enzyme-catalysed reaction is believed to be dehydration to an
            enamine, which is spontaneously hydrolysed to an aldehyde and
            ammonia.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.2.1.87
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.2.1.87
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