Tags: Enzyme.
2-hydroxy-3-keto-5-methylthiopentenyl-1-phosphate phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.87 HK-MTPenyl-1-P phosphatase MtnX YkrX) is an enzyme with system name 2-hydroxy-5-(methylthio)-3-oxopent-1-enyl phosphate phosphohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 2-hydroxy-5-(methylthio)-3-oxopent-1-enyl phosphate + H2O 12-dihydroxy-5-(methylthio)pent-1-en-3-one + phosphateThe enzyme participates in the methionine salvage pathway in Bacillus subtilis.