3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase

3-dehydroshikimate dehydratase () is an enzyme with systematic name 3-dehydroshikimate hydro-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

3-dehydro-shikimate 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + H<sub>2</sub>O

This enzyme catalyses an early step in the biosynthesis of petrobactin.

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