Medical Definition of Acetolactate synthase
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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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetolactate Synthase
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