3-dehydroquinate synthase
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![The reaction catalyzed by 3-dehydroquinate synthase](/Images/godic/202412/21/Reaction_catalyzed_by_3-dehydroquinate_synthase.svg1757.png")
![This cartoon representation of 3-dehydroquinate synthase shows the arrangement of the secondary structure of the protein](/Images/godic/202412/21/Cartoon_Representation_of_3-dehydroquinate_synthase1757.png")
![3-dehydroquiante synthase interacting with its substrates NAD+, carbaphosphonate, and Zn2+, which are shown as spheres in this representation](/Images/godic/202412/21/3-dehydroquinate_synthase_and_its_substrates1757.png")
In enzymology, a 3-dehydroquinate synthase (EC4.2.3.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-deoxy-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate, and two products, 3-dehydroquinate and phosphate. The protein uses NAD+ to catalyze the reaction. This reaction is part of the shikimate pathway which is involved in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids.