Oleate hydratase catalyzes the hydration of a nonactivated carbon-carbon bond.

ABSTRACT: The hydration of oleic acid into 10-hydroxystearic acid was originally described for a Pseudomonas cell extract almost half a century ago. In the intervening years, the enzyme has never been characterized in any detail. We report here the isolation and characterization of oleate hydratase (EC 4.2.1.53) from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.

SUBMITTER: Bevers LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2715725 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature