Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 16alpha-hydroxyprogesterone dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.98) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction16alpha-hydroxyprogesterone 1617-didehydroprogesterone + H2OHence this enzyme has one substrate 16alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and two products 1617-didehydroprogesterone and H2O.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the hydro-lyases which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds.