EC |
4.1.2.12 |
Accepted name: |
2-dehydropantoate aldolase |
Reaction: |
2-dehydropantoate = 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + formaldehyde |
Glossary: |
pantoate = 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoate |
Other name(s): |
ketopantoaldolase; 2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase |
Systematic name: |
2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase (3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9024-51-5 |
References: |
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McIntosh, E.N., Purko, M. and Wood, W.A. Ketopantoate formation by a hydroxymethylation enzyme from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 228 (1957) 499–510. [PMID: 13475336] |
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[EC 4.1.2.12 created 1965, modified 2002] |
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