Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a dihydroxy-acid dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction23-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H2OHence this enzyme has one substrate 23-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate and two products 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate and H2O.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the hydro-lyases which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds.