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Class of enzymes
The correct title of this article is 3-hydroxyoctanoyl- dehydratase. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (3R)-3-hydroxyoctanoyl- hydro-lyase (oct-2-enoyl--forming). Other names in common use include D-3-hydroxyoctanoyl- dehydratase, D-3-hydroxyoctanoyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase, beta-hydroxyoctanoyl-acyl carrier protein dehydrase, beta-hydroxyoctanoyl thioester dehydratase, beta-hydroxyoctanoyl-ACP-dehydrase, and (3R)-3-hydroxyoctanoyl- hydro-lyase.