| 3-Fumarylpyruvate hydrolase (EC 3.7.1.20, nagK (gene), naaD (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 3-fumarylpyruvate hydrolyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
3-fumarylpyruvate + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } fumarate + pyruvateThe enzyme is involved in bacterial degradation of 5-substituted salicylates. |
