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(R)-citramalate synthase
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Class of enzymes
(R)-citramalate synthase 2.3.3.21
(R)-citramalate synthase (2.3.3.21, CimA) is an enzyme. Howell DM, Xu H, White RH (R)-citramalate synthase in methanogenic archaea Journal of Bacteriology 181 1 331–3 January 1999 10.1128/JB.181.1.331-333.1999 9864346 103565 Xu H, Zhang Y, Guo X, Ren S, Staempfli AA, Chiao J, Jiang W, Zhao G Isoleucine biosynthesis in Leptospira interrogans serotype lai strain 56601 proceeds via a threonine-independent pathway Journal of Bacteriology 186 16 5400–9 August 2004 15292141 490871 10.1128/jb.186.16.5400-5409.2004 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.
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