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4.1.3.17: 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 4.1.3.17

Reaction

2-hydroxy-4-oxobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate
=
oxaloacetate
+
pyruvate

Synonyms

4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-ketoglutarate aldolase, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate/4-carboxy-4-hydroxy-2-oxoadipate aldolase, aldolase, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate, gamma-methyl-gamma-hydroxy-alpha-ketoglutaric aldolase, HMG aldolase, HMG/CHA aldolase, KDPG aldolase, MHK aldolase, MHKG aldolase, pyruvate aldolase

ECTree

     4 Lyases
         4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases
             4.1.3 Oxo-acid-lyases
                4.1.3.17 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 4.1.3.17 - 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate aldolase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoglutarate pyruvate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)
Requires a divalent metal ion [3]. This enzyme participates in the degradation of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (via the meta-cleavage pathway), phthalate, syringate and 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate [1-3]. The enzyme from Pseudomonas straminea can also catalyse the activity of EC 4.1.3.16, 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate aldolase, and the decarboxylation of oxaloacetate [3].