| malate synthase | <enzyme> An important enzyme in the glyoxylic acid cycle which reversibly catalyses the synthesis of l-malate from acetyl-CoA and glyoxylate. Chemical name: L-Malate glyoxylate-lyase (CoA-acetylating) Registry number: EC 4.1.3.2 (12 Dec 1998) |
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| malate | <chemistry> A salt of malic acid. Origin: L. Malum apple: cf. F. Malate. See Malic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| malate-aspartate shuttle | A mechanism for the transfer of NADH reducing equivalents from the cytosol into the mitochondria using two isozymes of malate dehydrogenase and aspartate transaminase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malate ATP lyase | <chemical> Composed of malyl-CoA synthetase (EC 6.2.1.9) and malyl-CoA lyase (EC 4.3.24) Synonym: malate lyase (26 Jun 1999) |
| malate carboxy-lyase | <enzyme> Decarboxylates l-malic acid to l-lactic acid and co2 with traces of pyruvic acid Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| malate-condensing enzyme | <enzyme> An important enzyme in the glyoxylic acid cycle which reversibly catalyses the synthesis of l-malate from acetyl-CoA and glyoxylate. Chemical name: L-Malate glyoxylate-lyase (CoA-acetylating) Registry number: EC 4.1.3.2 (12 Dec 1998) |
| malate dehydrogenase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of (s)-malate and NAD+ to oxaloacetate and NADH. Chemical name: (S)-Malate:NAD+ oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.1.1.37 (12 Dec 1998) |
| malate oxidase | <enzyme> Fad-dependent Registry number: EC 1.1.3.3 (26 Jun 1999) |
| malate permease | <chemical> Isolated from leuconostoc oenos. Synonym: mlep gene product, malate transporter (26 Jun 1999) |
| abequose synthase | <enzyme> Converts cdp-4-keto-3,6-dideoxy-d-glucose to cdp-3,6-dideoxy-d-galactose (cdp-abequose); requires NADPH, analogous to udp-glucose-4-epimerase Registry number: EC 5.1.3.- Synonym: rfbj gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetoacetyl-acyl carrier protein synthase | <enzyme> E coli enzyme, that catalyses condensation of malonyl-acyl carrier protein plus acetyl-acyl carrier protein; not inhibited by cerulenin Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: acetoacetyl-acp synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetolactate synthase | <enzyme> A flavoprotein that catalyses the formation of acetolactate from 2 moles of pyruvate in the biosynthesis of valine and the formation of acetohydroxybutyrate from pyruvate and alpha-ketobutyrate in the biosynthesis of isoleucine. Chemical name: Acetolactate pyruvate-lyase (carboxylating) Registry number: EC 4.1.3.18 (12 Dec 1998) |
| acridone synthase | <enzyme> Catalyses the condensation of n-methylanthraniloyl-CoA and 3 malonyl-CoA to produce 1,3-dihydroxy-n-methylacridone Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| acyl-malonyl-ACP synthase | <enzyme> An enzyme condensing malonyl-ACP and acyl-cys-protein to 3-oxoacyl-ACP + cys-protein + CO2, and similar reactions, as steps in fatty acid synthesis; cys-protein is also a part of the fatty acid synthase complex. Synonym: acyl-malonyl-ACP synthase, beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenylosuccinate synthase | <enzyme> A carbon-nitrogen ligase. During purine ribonucleotide biosynthesis, this enzyme catalyses the synthesis of adenylosuccinate from GTP, imp, and aspartate with the formation of orthophosphate and GDP. Chemical name: IMP:L-aspartate ligase (GDP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.3.4.4 (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenylylosuccinate synthase | <enzyme> A carbon-nitrogen ligase. During purine ribonucleotide biosynthesis, this enzyme catalyses the synthesis of adenylosuccinate from GTP, imp, and aspartate with the formation of orthophosphate and GDP. Chemical name: IMP:L-aspartate ligase (GDP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.3.4.4 (12 Dec 1998) |