Reaction: 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate = 2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate + H2O
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Other name(s): SG dehydratase
Systematic name: 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate hydro-lyase (2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate-forming)
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Pseudomonas putida SQ1, participates in a sulfoquinovose degradation pathway.
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References:
1. Felux, A.K., Spiteller, D., Klebensberger, J. and Schleheck, D. Entner-Doudoroff pathway for sulfoquinovose degradation in Pseudomonas putida SQ1. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112 (2015) E4298-E4305. [PMID: 26195800]