Dehydratase

Dehydratases are a group of lyase enzymes that form double and triple bonds in a substrate through the removal of water.

[1] They can be found in many places including the mitochondria, peroxisome and cytosol.

[citation needed] A dehydratase deficiency in the body can lead to a less severe condition of hyperphenylalaninemia, which involves an over presence of phenylalanine in the blood.

It is caused by a genetic recessive disorder in the autosomal DNA.

[4] Common dehydratases include: This enzyme-related article is a stub.