(R)-citramalate synthase
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| EC no. | 2.3.1.182 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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(R)-citramalate synthase (EC 2.3.1.182, CimA) is an enzyme.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- acetyl-CoA + pyruvate + H2O CoA + (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioate
This enzyme participates in a novel pyruvate pathway for isoleucine biosynthesis.
References[edit]
- ^ Howell DM, Xu H, White RH (January 1999). "(R)-citramalate synthase in methanogenic archaea". Journal of Bacteriology. 181 (1): 331–3. PMC 103565. PMID 9864346.
- ^ Xu H, Zhang Y, Guo X, Ren S, Staempfli AA, Chiao J, Jiang W, Zhao G (August 2004). "Isoleucine biosynthesis in Leptospira interrogans serotype lai strain 56601 proceeds via a threonine-independent pathway". Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (16): 5400–9. doi:10.1128/jb.186.16.5400-5409.2004. PMC 490871. PMID 15292141.
External links[edit]
- (R)-citramalate+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
