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ENZYME entry: EC 4.2.1.9

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/4.2.1.9
Accepted Name
dihydroxy-acid dehydratase
Reaction catalysed
(2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate = 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H2O
Cross-references
BRENDA4.2.1.9
EC2PDB4.2.1.9
ExplorEnz4.2.1.9
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature4.2.1.9
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature4.2.1.9
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 4.2.1.9
MetaCyc4.2.1.9
Rhea expert-curated reactions4.2.1.9
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q0CPG9, ASTD_ASPTNQ10318, ILV3_SCHPOP39522, ILV3_YEAST
Q4X099, ILVC_ASPFUQ6FCR9, ILVD1_ACIADQ5P8J4, ILVD1_AROAE
Q7WQA2, ILVD1_BORBRQ7WC98, ILVD1_BORPAQ7W069, ILVD1_BORPE
Q89LK8, ILVD1_BRADUQ394V3, ILVD1_BURL3Q8FPX6, ILVD1_COREF
Q475B2, ILVD1_CUPPJQ8TPV2, ILVD1_METACQ5Z0M2, ILVD1_NOCFA
Q3IJH1, ILVD1_PSET1Q98BZ8, ILVD1_RHILOQ49Z08, ILVD1_STAS1
Q6F6Q0, ILVD2_ACIADQ5P6F1, ILVD2_AROAEQ7WJP7, ILVD2_BORBR
Q7W497, ILVD2_BORPAQ7VUN6, ILVD2_BORPEQ89KY5, ILVD2_BRADU
Q39DS9, ILVD2_BURL3Q8FMR1, ILVD2_COREFQ46YI9, ILVD2_CUPPJ
Q8TKM8, ILVD2_METACQ5YX61, ILVD2_NOCFAQ3ID04, ILVD2_PSET1
Q98LB3, ILVD2_RHILOQ49UX2, ILVD2_STAS1Q5NY71, ILVD3_AROAE
Q7WFQ5, ILVD3_BORBRQ89HA2, ILVD3_BRADUQ5YRV8, ILVD3_NOCFA
B0CEN4, ILVD_ACAM1A3DIY3, ILVD_ACET2B7GUZ8, ILVD_ACIB3
B7I2C2, ILVD_ACIB5B2I2H6, ILVD_ACIBCB0VQ11, ILVD_ACIBS
A3MAA0, ILVD_ACIBTB0VAE1, ILVD_ACIBYA0LSR8, ILVD_ACIC1
A5FXD0, ILVD_ACICJA3MYG9, ILVD_ACTP2B3GZT6, ILVD_ACTP7
B0BS03, ILVD_ACTPJA6VLE6, ILVD_ACTSZA0KQS4, ILVD_AERHH
Q9YG88, ILVD_AERPEA4SHE9, ILVD_AERS4C4ZAW6, ILVD_AGARV
Q8UE43, ILVD_AGRFCB2UR52, ILVD_AKKM8Q21X56, ILVD_ALBFT
A8EWJ4, ILVD_ALIB4Q5E1P2, ILVD_ALIF1B5FCY6, ILVD_ALIFM
B9JWU3, ILVD_ALLAMB8JAT1, ILVD_ANAD2Q2IH17, ILVD_ANADE
A7HIA1, ILVD_ANADFB4UI29, ILVD_ANASKO67009, ILVD_AQUAE
Q9LIR4, ILVD_ARATHO29248, ILVD_ARCFUA0JXZ9, ILVD_ARTS2
A8IES7, ILVD_AZOC5B6YQV1, ILVD_AZOPCA1K344, ILVD_AZOSB
C1DI94, ILVD_AZOVDC3P6S2, ILVD_BACAAC3L6P6, ILVD_BACAC
A0RCL3, ILVD_BACAHQ81S26, ILVD_BACANB7JJG8, ILVD_BACC0
Q9XBI3, ILVD_BACC1B7IS44, ILVD_BACC2C1EPL6, ILVD_BACC3
B7HIP0, ILVD_BACC4B7HMM7, ILVD_BACC7A7GNQ7, ILVD_BACCN
B9IX72, ILVD_BACCQQ81F26, ILVD_BACCRQ63CV3, ILVD_BACCZ
Q5L9I8, ILVD_BACFNQ64PS6, ILVD_BACFRQ6HKA0, ILVD_BACHK
Q65IB0, ILVD_BACLDA9VPN7, ILVD_BACMKA8FEC5, ILVD_BACP2
P51785, ILVD_BACSUQ8A608, ILVD_BACTNA7Z5T7, ILVD_BACVZ
Q6G543, ILVD_BARHEA9ILS3, ILVD_BART1B2IJH6, ILVD_BEII9
A1A0T7, ILVD_BIFAAQ8G3H2, ILVD_BIFLOB7GUP9, ILVD_BIFLS
Q7VRL8, ILVD_BLOFLQ491Z0, ILVD_BLOPBQ2KZT7, ILVD_BORA1
B2S7Z5, ILVD_BRUA1Q2YNW9, ILVD_BRUA2A6WV39, ILVD_BRUA4
Q57FS2, ILVD_BRUABA9M6V2, ILVD_BRUC2C0RGF9, ILVD_BRUMB
Q8YEN0, ILVD_BRUMEA5VN43, ILVD_BRUO2B0CIL1, ILVD_BRUSI
Q8G353, ILVD_BRUSUB8D8F8, ILVD_BUCA5P57656, ILVD_BUCAI
O51887, ILVD_BUCAPB8D8B5, ILVD_BUCATP59426, ILVD_BUCBP
Q056W3, ILVD_BUCCCQ9RQ56, ILVD_BUCDNQ9RQ48, ILVD_BUCMH
Q9RQ52, ILVD_BUCSCA3MLQ5, ILVD_BURM7A2SAC7, ILVD_BURM9
Q62LG7, ILVD_BURMAA1V5Z0, ILVD_BURMSA3NSI6, ILVD_BURP0
Q3JV12, ILVD_BURP1A3N6U9, ILVD_BURP6Q63WB9, ILVD_BURPS
Q2T0B6, ILVD_BURTAA4JN03, ILVD_BURVGB9MPM8, ILVD_CALBD
Q8RDJ9, ILVD_CALS4A4XHR9, ILVD_CALS8A7GVT2, ILVD_CAMC5
A0RRN7, ILVD_CAMFFA7I439, ILVD_CAMHCA8FJH6, ILVD_CAMJ8
A7H1A6, ILVD_CAMJDQ9PJ98, ILVD_CAMJEA1VX91, ILVD_CAMJJ
Q5HXE4, ILVD_CAMJRB9KE56, ILVD_CAMLRQ3AER0, ILVD_CARHZ
P55186, ILVD_CAUVCB8H367, ILVD_CAUVNB3PIW6, ILVD_CELJU
A3PRB5, ILVD_CERS1Q3IXP4, ILVD_CERS4A9WF68, ILVD_CHLAA
B8G762, ILVD_CHLADQ3APB9, ILVD_CHLCHB3EHP3, ILVD_CHLL2
Q3B589, ILVD_CHLL3B3QMA2, ILVD_CHLP8A1BES8, ILVD_CHLPD
A4SFC2, ILVD_CHLPMB9LM83, ILVD_CHLSYB3QSP3, ILVD_CHLT3
Q8KER4, ILVD_CHLTEQ1QU47, ILVD_CHRI1Q7NYJ7, ILVD_CHRVO
B5EHV2, ILVD_CITBBA5CPY3, ILVD_CLAM3B0RIN3, ILVD_CLASE
Q97EE3, ILVD_CLOABA6LTK6, ILVD_CLOB8B2UYT6, ILVD_CLOBA
B2TIR2, ILVD_CLOBBB9E299, ILVD_CLOK1A5N8V4, ILVD_CLOK5
A0Q0E8, ILVD_CLONNP31959, ILVD_CLOPAQ47UN7, ILVD_COLP3
C3PFW7, ILVD_CORA7Q6NHN6, ILVD_CORDIA4QDM9, ILVD_CORGB
Q8NQZ9, ILVD_CORGLQ4JUN3, ILVD_CORJKC4LJI1, ILVD_CORK4
B1WTN3, ILVD_CROS5Q11NN5, ILVD_CYTH3Q47JC0, ILVD_DECAR
Q3Z888, ILVD_DEHM1A5FR35, ILVD_DEHMBQ3ZXH9, ILVD_DEHMC
Q1IYZ8, ILVD_DEIGDQ9RV97, ILVD_DEIRAB8FHH7, ILVD_DESAL
B1I250, ILVD_DESAPB8FU95, ILVD_DESHDA8ZTQ7, ILVD_DESOH
A8LKN5, ILVD_DINSHA7ZTX3, ILVD_ECO24B7UMM8, ILVD_ECO27
B7MGI3, ILVD_ECO45B7L8B3, ILVD_ECO55Q8XAV1, ILVD_ECO57
B5YY20, ILVD_ECO5EB7NU26, ILVD_ECO7IB7N266, ILVD_ECO81
B7M5B9, ILVD_ECO8AC4ZZ41, ILVD_ECOBWA8A6M7, ILVD_ECOHS
A1AHU3, ILVD_ECOK1Q0TAU9, ILVD_ECOL5Q8FBR5, ILVD_ECOL6
B1IWX5, ILVD_ECOLCP05791, ILVD_ECOLIB7NF78, ILVD_ECOLU
B6I4A8, ILVD_ECOSEB1LLU6, ILVD_ECOSMQ1R4G6, ILVD_ECOUT
A4Y036, ILVD_ECTM1C5BBA5, ILVD_EDWI9B1GYS7, ILVD_ENDTX
A4WG37, ILVD_ENT38B2VI72, ILVD_ERWT9B7LU82, ILVD_ESCF3
A6GWT7, ILVD_FLAPJQ2J4D1, ILVD_FRACCB0TZC0, ILVD_FRAP2
Q14II4, ILVD_FRAT1B2SH83, ILVD_FRATMA0Q6R5, ILVD_FRATN
Q5NH32, ILVD_FRATTA4IYA1, ILVD_FRATWB9M5B4, ILVD_GEODF
Q5KYA5, ILVD_GEOKAQ39W79, ILVD_GEOMGQ74BW7, ILVD_GEOSL
C6E521, ILVD_GEOSMA5G7V6, ILVD_GEOURB8F506, ILVD_GLAP5
Q7NGK1, ILVD_GLOVIQ5FN26, ILVD_GLUOXQ0BQR6, ILVD_GRABC
Q4QMF8, ILVD_HAEI8A5UDY7, ILVD_HAEIEA5UHP2, ILVD_HAEIG
P44851, ILVD_HAEINQ2SA20, ILVD_HAHCHQ9K8E4, ILVD_HALH5
A1WTG1, ILVD_HALHLQ5V545, ILVD_HALMAB8CX17, ILVD_HALOH
Q7VHW3, ILVD_HELHPA4G341, ILVD_HERARQ0I1F1, ILVD_HISS1
B0UW18, ILVD_HISS2Q31I28, ILVD_HYDCUB4U6Z8, ILVD_HYDS0
Q0C2B5, ILVD_HYPNAA8AB39, ILVD_IGNH4A6SVP5, ILVD_JANMA
A6TGF8, ILVD_KLEP7B5XZ01, ILVD_KLEV3B2GLR9, ILVD_KOCRD
Q1ILZ0, ILVD_KORVEC4Z566, ILVD_LACE2Q02139, ILVD_LACLA
A2RKQ9, ILVD_LACLMQ02YY5, ILVD_LACLSA9KT71, ILVD_LACP7
Q6AEN9, ILVD_LEIXXQ04RA5, ILVD_LEPBJQ053H5, ILVD_LEPBL
B1Y816, ILVD_LEPCPQ72TC0, ILVD_LEPICQ8F219, ILVD_LEPIN
Q03UL2, ILVD_LEUMMQ92A32, ILVD_LISINC1KWS7, ILVD_LISMC
Q71Y38, ILVD_LISMFB8DBU8, ILVD_LISMHQ8Y5S2, ILVD_LISMO
A0AK88, ILVD_LISW6B9EBF6, ILVD_MACCJA0L8Q3, ILVD_MAGMM
Q65QD4, ILVD_MANSMA6W1Q9, ILVD_MARMSC6BUM7, ILVD_MARSD
A6UUU2, ILVD_META3A7I7L0, ILVD_METB6Q46AU2, ILVD_METBF
Q12TW7, ILVD_METBUQ606D6, ILVD_METCAQ1H4H6, ILVD_METFK
Q2FMZ1, ILVD_METHJQ58672, ILVD_METJAQ8TW40, ILVD_METKA
A4FZM0, ILVD_METM5A9A6N6, ILVD_METM6A6VIV7, ILVD_METM7
Q8Q078, ILVD_METMAA3CU68, ILVD_METMJQ6M0F3, ILVD_METMP
A2SFL0, ILVD_METPPA5UML4, ILVD_METS3A4YEN4, ILVD_METS5
B8EQC8, ILVD_METSBQ2NE10, ILVD_METSTO27498, ILVD_METTH
A0B6Y9, ILVD_METTPA6URV4, ILVD_METVSB0JJP7, ILVD_MICAN
Q2RG93, ILVD_MOOTAA0QMH2, ILVD_MYCA1P65155, ILVD_MYCBO
O06069, ILVD_MYCLEQ73TT7, ILVD_MYCPAA3PSS2, ILVD_MYCSJ
P9WKJ4, ILVD_MYCTOP9WKJ5, ILVD_MYCTUA0PMV4, ILVD_MYCUA
Q3IMV2, ILVD_NATPDB9L6Y0, ILVD_NAUPAQ5F8G6, ILVD_NEIG1
Q9JUE0, ILVD_NEIMAQ9JS61, ILVD_NEIMBA1KU04, ILVD_NEIMF
Q0ADX6, ILVD_NITECQ82XY7, ILVD_NITEUQ1QRS7, ILVD_NITHX
Q2YC67, ILVD_NITMUQ3J9N3, ILVD_NITOCA6Q182, ILVD_NITSB
Q725Q1, ILVD_NITV2A1V9E1, ILVD_NITV4B8DMM1, ILVD_NITV9
Q3SW60, ILVD_NITWNA1SM84, ILVD_NOCSJB2J456, ILVD_NOSP7
Q8YTE6, ILVD_NOSS1Q2G7E9, ILVD_NOVADQ8EN63, ILVD_OCEIH
Q317H9, ILVD_OLEA2A1TMA7, ILVD_PARC0A6LDP0, ILVD_PARD8
A1B673, ILVD_PARDPA7HXI4, ILVD_PARL1Q2W485, ILVD_PARM1
Q7U763, ILVD_PARMWA8L8S7, ILVD_PARS2P57957, ILVD_PASMU
Q6CZC7, ILVD_PECASC6DHH1, ILVD_PECCPB4SDK2, ILVD_PELPB
A1AS43, ILVD_PELPDQ4FM19, ILVD_PELUBC0QUI2, ILVD_PERMH
Q7MYJ5, ILVD_PHOLLQ6LLH7, ILVD_PHOPRA6L3E7, ILVD_PHOV8
Q6KZ30, ILVD_PICTOA4SWN4, ILVD_POLAQA1VR98, ILVD_POLNA
B1XVE9, ILVD_POLNSQ12BW0, ILVD_POLSJA3PCI2, ILVD_PROM0
A8G4F2, ILVD_PROM2A2CAC6, ILVD_PROM3A9BAQ7, ILVD_PROM4
A2BW57, ILVD_PROM5Q31BA3, ILVD_PROM9Q7VC95, ILVD_PROMA
B4F1U3, ILVD_PROMHQ7TV16, ILVD_PROMMQ7V1T1, ILVD_PROMP
A2BQQ9, ILVD_PROMSQ46LF6, ILVD_PROMTQ48PA6, ILVD_PSE14
Q15MY9, ILVD_PSEA6B7V2R6, ILVD_PSEA8Q02U62, ILVD_PSEAB
Q9I6E0, ILVD_PSEAEQ1IGF7, ILVD_PSEE4Q4K498, ILVD_PSEF5
C3K3P0, ILVD_PSEFSA5WAG2, ILVD_PSEP1A6UYF6, ILVD_PSEP7
Q3K559, ILVD_PSEPFB0KN82, ILVD_PSEPGQ88CQ2, ILVD_PSEPK
B1J2M0, ILVD_PSEPWQ87V83, ILVD_PSESMQ4ZZ83, ILVD_PSEU2
Q4FS54, ILVD_PSYA2A1SRU7, ILVD_PSYINQ9UZ03, ILVD_PYRAB
Q8ZYU6, ILVD_PYRAEA4WN46, ILVD_PYRARA3MUK8, ILVD_PYRCJ
Q8U297, ILVD_PYRFUA1RSI5, ILVD_PYRILB1YBN8, ILVD_PYRNV
Q8XWR1, ILVD_RALN1A9WP05, ILVD_RENSMB3PWV1, ILVD_RHIE6
Q2K9I7, ILVD_RHIECQ1MIB2, ILVD_RHIJ3B5ZZ62, ILVD_RHILW
Q92M28, ILVD_RHIMEB9JDW2, ILVD_RHIR8Q7UJ69, ILVD_RHOBA
P31874, ILVD_RHOCAQ2ISQ1, ILVD_RHOP2Q07IE7, ILVD_RHOP5
Q6N9S5, ILVD_RHOPAB3Q6A0, ILVD_RHOPTQ2RTF9, ILVD_RHORT
B7JXB4, ILVD_RIPO1A7NNA3, ILVD_ROSCSA5UY13, ILVD_ROSS1
Q5LN98, ILVD_RUEPOQ1GDP8, ILVD_RUESTB8I5A9, ILVD_RUMCH
A1AWH6, ILVD_RUTMCQ21NV7, ILVD_SACD2C3NLR8, ILVD_SACI1
C3MKM4, ILVD_SACI2C3N1G8, ILVD_SACI3C3MS47, ILVD_SACI4
C4KKJ8, ILVD_SACI6C3N9R7, ILVD_SACI7Q97UB2, ILVD_SACS2
B5EZ28, ILVD_SALA4A8M5F5, ILVD_SALAIQ57HU7, ILVD_SALCH
B5FN65, ILVD_SALDCB5QVG2, ILVD_SALEPB5RFT3, ILVD_SALG2
B4TB04, ILVD_SALHSB4SZ17, ILVD_SALNSQ5PK00, ILVD_SALPA
A9MXE2, ILVD_SALPBC0Q2U8, ILVD_SALPCB5BIR7, ILVD_SALPK
B4TNS1, ILVD_SALSVQ8Z377, ILVD_SALTIP40810, ILVD_SALTY
A8GL60, ILVD_SERP5A1SAS5, ILVD_SHEAMB8E8A9, ILVD_SHEB2
A3D9T2, ILVD_SHEB5A6WTI9, ILVD_SHEB8A9L621, ILVD_SHEB9
Q12IN9, ILVD_SHEDOQ088M9, ILVD_SHEFNB0TJR3, ILVD_SHEHH
A3Q9L6, ILVD_SHELPQ8E9D9, ILVD_SHEONA8GZD9, ILVD_SHEPA
A4YBI7, ILVD_SHEPCB8CHS0, ILVD_SHEPWA0KS32, ILVD_SHESA
A8G0Z3, ILVD_SHESHQ0HNC3, ILVD_SHESMQ0HQG3, ILVD_SHESR
A1RPG2, ILVD_SHESWB1KQ88, ILVD_SHEWMB2TU20, ILVD_SHIB3
Q31UL3, ILVD_SHIBSQ329V0, ILVD_SHIDSQ0SYW3, ILVD_SHIF8
Q83PI6, ILVD_SHIFLQ3YVJ3, ILVD_SHISSQ5WEM9, ILVD_SHOC1
C3MIR3, ILVD_SINFNA6UD23, ILVD_SINMWQ2NQA6, ILVD_SODGM
C4XT34, ILVD_SOLM1Q1GTW7, ILVD_SPHALA7X4M5, ILVD_STAA1
A6U3D8, ILVD_STAA2Q2FF71, ILVD_STAA3Q2FWK7, ILVD_STAA8
A5IUJ9, ILVD_STAA9Q2YUF6, ILVD_STAABQ5HEE8, ILVD_STAAC
A6QIQ0, ILVD_STAAEP65156, ILVD_STAAMP65157, ILVD_STAAN
Q6GF19, ILVD_STAARQ6G7Q4, ILVD_STAASA8Z4V6, ILVD_STAAT
P65158, ILVD_STAAWB9DMJ2, ILVD_STACTQ5HMG3, ILVD_STAEQ
Q8CNL6, ILVD_STAESQ4L7T6, ILVD_STAHJQ82E99, ILVD_STRAW
O69198, ILVD_STRCOB1VSL0, ILVD_STRGGB4SMU1, ILVD_STRM5
B2FMH4, ILVD_STRMKQ8DRT7, ILVD_STRMUQ04I44, ILVD_STRP2
B5E3D3, ILVD_STRP4C1CAX1, ILVD_STRP7B1I9U2, ILVD_STRPI
B8ZPQ2, ILVD_STRPJP65159, ILVD_STRPNB2IN52, ILVD_STRPS
P65160, ILVD_STRR6A4W3W3, ILVD_STRS2A3CR42, ILVD_STRSV
A4VXL9, ILVD_STRSYQ5LYH1, ILVD_STRT1Q5M334, ILVD_STRT2
C1CH59, ILVD_STRZJC1CNA5, ILVD_STRZPC1CU32, ILVD_STRZT
A4VRN4, ILVD_STUS1Q4J860, ILVD_SULACQ30UI5, ILVD_SULDN
A6QD02, ILVD_SULNBB2VAB3, ILVD_SULSYQ96YK0, ILVD_SULTO
Q67KX6, ILVD_SYMTHQ2LXP6, ILVD_SYNASQ3A3A5, ILVD_SYNC1
Q31QL1, ILVD_SYNE7A0LF54, ILVD_SYNFMQ2JTX6, ILVD_SYNJA
Q2JK60, ILVD_SYNJBQ5N3N2, ILVD_SYNP6A5GTE2, ILVD_SYNR3
Q3AXL0, ILVD_SYNS9Q3AK67, ILVD_SYNSCP74689, ILVD_SYNY3
C5BMB1, ILVD_TERTTQ47MS7, ILVD_THEFYQ9WZ21, ILVD_THEMA
A5IJM4, ILVD_THEP1B1L8U4, ILVD_THESQQ72JA8, ILVD_THET2
Q5SIY0, ILVD_THET8Q8DK13, ILVD_THEVBB5YKD5, ILVD_THEYD
C4LDS1, ILVD_TOLATQ8KTS9, ILVD_TREPRQ11AD1, ILVD_TRIEI
B3E5X8, ILVD_TRIL1Q83HI6, ILVD_TROW8Q83GP9, ILVD_TROWT
A1WMU5, ILVD_VEREIA5CWQ3, ILVD_VESOHB7VMZ0, ILVD_VIBA3
A5F497, ILVD_VIBC3Q9KVW0, ILVD_VIBCHC3LPA1, ILVD_VIBCM
Q87KB6, ILVD_VIBPAQ8DDG1, ILVD_VIBVUQ7MGI8, ILVD_VIBVY
Q7MAN4, ILVD_WOLSUQ8PQI0, ILVD_XANACQ4UZT2, ILVD_XANC8
B0RMB4, ILVD_XANCBQ8PDJ3, ILVD_XANCPQ3BYS5, ILVD_XANE5
Q2NY76, ILVD_XANOMB2SK80, ILVD_XANOPQ5GUY8, ILVD_XANOR
A7IBD6, ILVD_XANP2B2I699, ILVD_XYLF2Q9PH47, ILVD_XYLFA
B0U281, ILVD_XYLFMQ87F63, ILVD_XYLFTA1JI53, ILVD_YERE8
A7FD26, ILVD_YERP3Q1CBS9, ILVD_YERPAB2JZH0, ILVD_YERPB
Q8ZAB3, ILVD_YERPEA9R8F3, ILVD_YERPGQ1CNM8, ILVD_YERPN
A4TRE8, ILVD_YERPPQ66G45, ILVD_YERPSB1JQ32, ILVD_YERPY
Q5NLJ4, ILVD_ZYMMOA0A0F7TWW9, PBRD_PENBI

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