CDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase


The enzyme CDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase catalyzes the chemical reaction
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism. It employs one cofactor, NAD+.

Nomenclature

The systematic name of this enzyme class is CDP-glucose 4,6-hydro-lyase. Other names in common use include:

Structural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes and.