Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
prephenate + H+ → 2-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate + CO2 + H2O
Enzymes: Not Available
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:PREPHENATEDEHYDRAT-RXN
References:
  • Cerutti P, Guroff G (1965). "Enzymatic formation of phenylpyruvic acid in Pseudomonas sp. (ATCC 11299a) and its regulation." J Biol Chem 240;3034-8. PMID: 14342329
  • Cotton RG, Gibson F (1965). "The biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine; enzymes converting chorismic acid into prephenic acid and their relationships to prephenate dehydratase and prephenate dehydrogenase." Biochim Biophys Acta 100;76-88. PMID: 14323651