4-Sulfomuconolactone hydrolase

The enzyme 4-sulfomuconolactone hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.92; systematic name 4-sulfomuconolactone sulfohydrolase This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * 4-sulfomuconolactone + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ maleylacetate + sulfite

The enzyme was isolated from the bacteria Hydrogenophaga intermedia and Agrobacterium radiobacter S2.