Dihydroxy-acid dehydratase
The enzyme dihydroxy-acid dehydratase catalyzes the chemical reaction
This enzyme participates in valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis and pantothenate and coenzyme A biosynthesis.
Nomenclature
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate hydro-lyase. Other names in common use include- acetohydroxyacid dehydratase,
- α,β-dihydroxyacid dehydratase,
- 2,3-dihydroxyisovalerate dehydratase,
- α,β-dihydroxyisovalerate dehydratase,
- dihydroxy acid dehydrase,
- DHAD,
- and 2,3-dihydroxy-acid hydro-lyase.