EC |
4.1.1.47 |
Accepted name: |
tartronate-semialdehyde synthase |
Reaction: |
2 glyoxylate = 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate + CO2 |
Glossary: |
2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate = tartronate semialdehyde |
Other name(s): |
tartronate semialdehyde carboxylase; glyoxylate carbo-ligase; glyoxylic carbo-ligase; hydroxymalonic semialdehyde carboxylase; tartronic semialdehyde carboxylase; glyoxalate carboligase; glyoxylate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing); glyoxylate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing; tartronate-semialdehyde-forming) |
Systematic name: |
glyoxylate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing; 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate-forming) |
Comments: |
A flavoprotein. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9027-24-1 |
References: |
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Gupta, N.K. and Vennesland, B. Glyoxylate carboligase of Escherichia coli: a flavoprotein. J. Biol. Chem. 239 (1964) 3787–3789. [PMID: 14257608] |
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Krakow, G. and Barkulis, S.S. Conversion of glyoxylate to hydroxypyruvate by extracts of Escherichia coli. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 21 (1956) 593–594. [DOI] [PMID: 13363977] |
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[EC 4.1.1.47 created 1972] |
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