| acetoin | <chemical> 3-hydroxy-2-butanone. A product of fermentation. It is a component of the butanediol cycle in microorganisms. In mammals it is oxidised to carbon dioxide. Chemical name: 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| acetoin dehydrogenase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of acetoin to diacetyl in the presence of NAD. Chemical name: Acetoin:NAD+ oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.1.1.5 (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetoin-2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Enzyme from the anaerobe pelobacter carbinolicus; catalyses thiamine pyrophosphate dependent oxidative-hydrolytic cleavage of acetoin, methylacetoin or diacetylacetoin to form acetic acid plus acetaldehyde, acetone or 2-acetic acid, respectively Registry number: EC 1.2.99.- Synonym: aodcpip oxidoreductase (26 Jun 1999) |