Scytalone dehydratase
Definition:
EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.1 Hydro-lyases > 4.2.1.94 scytalone dehydratase
Scytalone dehydratase is a fungal melanin-biosynthesis dehydratase that, together with EC 1.1.1.252 (tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase), converts scytalone into 1,3,8-trihydroxynaphthalene and water. It is a virulence factor in pathogenic fungi and a fungicide target. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a scytalone dehydratase (tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase-pathway) enzyme.
Scytalone dehydratase is a fungal melanin-biosynthesis dehydratase that, together with EC 1.1.1.252 (tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase), converts scytalone into 1,3,8-trihydroxynaphthalene and water. It is a virulence factor in pathogenic fungi and a fungicide target. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a scytalone dehydratase (tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase-pathway) enzyme.
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