ENTRY EC 2.2.1.4
NAME Acetoin--ribose-5-phosphate transaldolase
1-Deoxy-D-altro-heptulose-7-phosphate synthetase
CLASS Transferases
Transferring aldehyde or ketone residues
SYSNAME 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one:D-ribose-5-phosphate aldehydetransferase
REACTION 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one + D-Ribose 5-phosphate = Acetaldehyde +
1-Deoxy-D-altro-heptulose 7-phosphate
SUBSTRATE 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one
D-Ribose 5-phosphate
PRODUCT Acetaldehyde
1-Deoxy-D-altro-heptulose 7-phosphate
COFACTOR Thiamine diphosphate
COMMENT A thiamine-diphosphate protein.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.2.1.4
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.2.1.4
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