Medical Definition of Crotonase
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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.
Chemical name: (3S)-3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA hydro-lyase
Registry number: EC 4.2.1.17
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crotonase
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