ENTRY       EC 4.2.1.94
NAME        Scytalone dehydratase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-oxygen lyases
            Hydro-lyases
SYSNAME     Scytalone 7,8-hydro-lyase
REACTION    Scytalone = 1,3,8-Trihydroxynaphthalene + H2O
SUBSTRATE   Scytalone
PRODUCT     1,3,8-Trihydroxynaphthalene
            H2O
COMMENT     Involved with EC 1.3.1.50 in the biosynthesis of melanin in
            pathogenic fungi.
STRUCTURES  PDB: 1STD  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.2.1.94
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.2.1.94
            SCOP (Structural Classificaion of Proteins): 4.2.1.94
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