Hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase

In enzymology, a hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * (R)-3-((R)-3-hydroxybutanoyloxy)butanoate + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 2 (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (R)-3-((R)-3-hydroxybutanoyloxy)butanoate and H2O, whereas its product is (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (R)-3-((R)-3-hydroxybutanoyloxy)butanoate hydroxybutanoylhydrolase. This enzyme is also called D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate-dimer hydrolase. This enzyme participates in butanoate metabolism.