malate synthase activity

Term ID

GO:0004474

Synonyms

• acetyl-CoA:glyoxylate C-acetyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, carboxymethyl-forming)
• glyoxylate transacetase activity
• glyoxylate transacetylase activity
• glyoxylic transacetase activity
• L-malate glyoxylate-lyase (CoA-acetylating) activity
• malate condensing enzyme activity
• malate synthetase activity
• malic synthetase activity
• malic-condensing enzyme activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + glyoxylate + H2O = (S)-malate + CoA + H+.

References

• EC:2.3.3.9
• KEGG_REACTION:R00472
• MetaCyc:MALSYN-RXN
• RHEA:18181

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO