HAMAP rule MF_02031

General rule information [?]

Accession	MF_02031
Dates	26-MAY-2015 (Created) 11-AUG-2020 (Last updated, Version 5)

Name	Galactar_dehydrat

Scope

Bacteria; Gammaproteobacteria

Template

P39829 (GARD_ECOLI)

Triggered by

Propagated annotation [?]

Identifier, protein and gene names [?]

Identifier

GARD

Protein name

RecName:		Full=Galactarate dehydratase (L-threo-forming);
		Short=GalcD;
		EC 4.2.1.42;

Gene name

garD

Comments [?]

Function	Catalyzes the dehydration of galactarate to form 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate (5-KDG).
Catalytic activity	RHEA:16005: galactarate = 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate + H2O EC 4.2.1.42 PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right (RHEA:16006)
Cofactor	Fe(2+)
Pathway	Carbohydrate acid metabolism; galactarate degradation; D-glycerate from galactarate: step 1/3.
Similarity	Belongs to the UxaA family.

Keywords [?]

Gene Ontology [?]

GO:0008867; Molecular function: galactarate dehydratase activity.
GO:0046392; Biological process: galactarate catabolic process.

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Additional information [?]