The enzyme scytalone dehydratase () catalyzes the chemical reaction
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 scytalone 7,8-hydro-lyase (1,3,8-trihydroxynaphthalene-forming). This enzyme is also called scytalone 7,8-hydro-lyase.
As of late 2007, 8 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , , , , and .