| 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.1.3.17 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37290-65-6 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase (EC 4.1.3.17) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate 2 pyruvate
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the oxo-acid-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate pyruvate-lyase (pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include pyruvate aldolase, gamma-methyl-gamma-hydroxy-alpha-ketoglutaric aldolase, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-ketoglutarate aldolase, and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate pyruvate-lyase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation and c5-branched dibasic acid metabolism.
