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Information on EC 2.3.1.37 - 5-aminolevulinate synthase

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IUBMB Comments

A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme in erythrocytes is genetically distinct from that in other tissues.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
alas2, ala synthase, 5-aminolevulinate synthase, ala-s, delta-aminolevulinate synthase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinate synthase, delta-aminolevulinate synthetase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
succinyl-CoA + glycine = 5-aminolevulinate + CoA + CO2
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone biosynthesis, tetrapyrrole biosynthesis II (from glycine)