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| Name = acetylpyruvate hydrolase
| EC_number = 3.7.1.6
| CAS_number = 56214-30-3
| IUBMB_EC_number = 3/7/1/6
| GO_code = 0018773
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In enzymology, an acetylpyruvate hydrolase ({{EC number|3.7.1.6}}) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
acetylpyruvate + H2Oacetate + pyruvate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetylpyruvate and H2O, whereas its two products are acetate and pyruvate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carbon-carbon bonds in ketonic substances. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2,4-dioxopentanoate acetylhydrolase.
References
- {{cite journal |vauthors=Davey JF, Ribbons DW | date = 1975 | title = Metabolism of resorcinylic compounds by bacteria. Purification and properties of acetylpyruvate hydrolase from Pseudomonas putida 01 | journal = J. Biol. Chem. | volume = 250 | pages = 3826–30 | pmid = 236305 | issue = 10 }}
2 : EC 3.7.1|Enzymes of unknown structure