AC   MF_02031;
DC   Protein; auto
TR   HAMAP; MF_02031; -; 1; level=0
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Names: Galactar_dehydrat
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ID   GARD
DE   RecName: Full=Galactarate dehydratase (L-threo-forming);
DE            Short=GalcD;
DE            EC=4.2.1.42;
GN   Name=garD;
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CC   -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes the dehydration of galactarate to form 5-dehydro-4-
CC       deoxy-D-glucarate (5-KDG).
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=galactarate = 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate + H2O;
CC         Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16005, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:16537,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:42819; EC=4.2.1.42;
CC       PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16006;
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Fe(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29033;
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Carbohydrate acid metabolism; galactarate degradation; D-
CC       glycerate from galactarate: step 1/3.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the UxaA family.
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DR   Pfam; PF04295; GD_AH_C; 1; trigger=no
DR   Pfam; PF08666; SAF; 1; trigger=no
DR   NCBIfam; TIGR03248; galactar-dH20; 1; trigger=no
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KW   Iron
KW   Lyase
KW   Metal-binding
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GO   GO:0008867; F:galactarate dehydratase activity
GO   GO:0046392; P:galactarate catabolic process
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Size: 500-530;
Related: None;
Template: P39829;
Scope:
 Bacteria; Gammaproteobacteria
Fusion:
 Nter: None
 Cter: None
Duplicate: None
Plasmid: None
Comments: None
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