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Beta hydroxyacyl dehydratases

An enzyme that catalyses reversibly the hydration of unsaturated fatty acyl-CoA to yield beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA. It plays a role in the oxidation of fatty acids and in mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis, has broad specificity, and is most active with crotonyl-CoA. Listed as EC4.2.1.17.

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