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4.1.1.71: 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase

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For detailed information about 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 4.1.1.71

Reaction

2-oxoglutarate
=
succinate semialdehyde
+
CO2

Synonyms

ALKBH4, alpha-ketoglutarate decarboxylase, alpha-ketoglutaric decarboxylase, alpha-KGD, decarboxylase, oxoglutarate, E1o, Fe(II)/2OG-dependent decarboxylase, KDC, Kgd, oxoglutarate decarboxylase, pre-2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase, Rv1248c

ECTree

     4 Lyases
         4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases
             4.1.1 Carboxy-lyases
                4.1.1.71 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase

General Information

General Information on EC 4.1.1.71 - 2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase

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GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
physiological function
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Despite the lack of a functional Krebs cycle, x02alpha-KDE1 is expressed in bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei. RNAi treatment of alpha-KDE1 mRNA results in rapid growth arrest and killing. Cell death is preceded by progressive swelling of the flagellar pocket as a consequence of recruitment of both flagellar and plasma membranes into the pocket