2-acetolactate mutase

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2-acetolactate mutase
Identifiers
EC no.5.4.99.3
CAS no.37318-52-8
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a 2-acetolactate mutase (EC 5.4.99.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

2-acetolactate 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, , and one product, .

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular transferases transferring other groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-acetolactate methylmutase. Other names in common use include acetolactate mutase, and acetohydroxy acid isomerase. This enzyme participates in . It employs one cofactor, ascorbate.

References[]

  • Allaudeen HS, Ramakrishnan T (1968). "Biosynthesis of isoleucine and valine in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 Rv". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 125 (1): 199–209. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(68)90655-3. PMID 4384955.


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