Function
Enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECH) (gene rpfF) is part of the fatty acid metabolism (Beta oxidation). ECH hydrates the double bond between the second and third carbons in acyl-CoA.
- ECH1 or short-chain ECH is mitochondrial. It processes enoyl-CoA thioesters from C4 to C16[1].
- ECH2 hydrates enoyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA in the oxidation of fatty acids pathway[2].
- Enoyl-CoA hydratase/isomerase catalyzes the hydration and hydrolysis of methylthioacryloyl-CoA in the last step of the methanethiol pathway of dimethyl-sulphoniopropionate catabolism[3].
Disease
ECH1 mutations cause combined respiratory chain deficiency resulting inn Leigh syndrome[4].
Structural highlights
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3D structures of enoyl-CoA hydratase
Enoyl-CoA hydratase 3D structures