Prephenate dehydratase
In enzymology, a prephenate dehydratase (EC4.2.1.51) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, prephenate, but 3 products: phenylpyruvate, H2O, and CO2.
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 prephenate hydro-lyase (decarboxylating; phenylpyruvate-forming). This enzyme is also called prephenate hydro-lyase (decarboxylating). This enzyme participates in phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis.