Search Ontology:
GO: Molecular Function

acetolactate synthase activity

Term ID
GO:0003984
Synonyms
  • acetohydroxy acid synthetase activity
  • acetohydroxyacid synthase activity
  • acetolactate pyruvate-lyase (carboxylating) activity
  • acetolactic synthetase activity
  • alpha-acetohydroxy acid synthetase activity
  • alpha-acetohydroxyacid synthase activity
  • alpha-acetolactate synthase activity
  • alpha-acetolactate synthetase activity
  • pyruvate:pyruvate acetaldehydetransferase (decarboxylating)
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: H+ + 2 pyruvate = (2S)-2-acetolactate + CO2, or 2-oxobutanoate + H+ + pyruvate = (S)-2-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanoate + CO2.
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes