Malate synthase
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In enzymology, a malate synthase (EC 2.3.3.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- acetyl-CoA + H2O + glyoxylate (S)-malate + CoA
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EC no. | 2.3.3.9 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9013-48-3 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The 3 substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA, H2O, and glyoxylate, whereas its two products are (S)-malate and CoA. This enzyme participates in pyruvate metabolism and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.