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Citrate synthase (E.C. 2.3.3.1 (previously 4.1.3.7)) is an enzyme that exists in nearly all living cells. It functions as a pace-making enzyme in the first step of the citric acid cycle (or Krebs cycle). [5] Citrate synthase is located within eukaryotic cells in the mitochondrial matrix, but is encoded by nuclear DNA rather than
In molecular biology, the citrate synthase family of proteins includes the enzymes citrate synthase EC 2.3.3.1, and the related enzymes 2-methylcitrate synthase EC 2.3.3.5 and ATP citrate lyase EC 2.3.3.8. Citrate synthase is a member of a small family of enzymes that can directly form a carbon-carbon bond without the presence of metal ion ...
ATP citrate synthase (also ATP citrate lyase (ACLY)) is an enzyme that in animals catalyzes an important step in fatty acid biosynthesis. [2] By converting citrate to acetyl-CoA , the enzyme links carbohydrate metabolism , which yields citrate as an intermediate , with fatty acid biosynthesis , which consumes acetyl-CoA. [ 3 ]
The BCKA decarboxylase enzyme is composed of two subunits in a tetrameric structure (A 2 B 2) and is essential for the synthesis of branched-chain fatty acids. It is responsible for the decarboxylation of α-keto acids formed by the transamination of valine, leucine, and isoleucine and produces the primers used for branched-chain fatty acid ...
Pymol-generated image of E1 subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in E. Coli. The E1 subunit, called the pyruvate dehydrogenase subunit, is either a homodimer (comprising two “α” chains, e.g. in Escherichia coli) or a heterotetramer of two different chains (two “α” and two “β” chains).
The protons return to the mitochondrial matrix through the protein ATP synthase. The energy is used in order to rotate ATP synthase which facilitates the passage of a proton, producing ATP. A pH difference between the matrix and intermembrane space creates an electrochemical gradient by which ATP synthase can pass a proton into the matrix ...
In enzymology, a citrate (Re)-synthase (EC 2.3.3.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + H 2 O + oxaloacetate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } citrate + CoA The 3 substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA , H 2 O , and oxaloacetate , whereas its two products are citrate and CoA .
Coenzyme A (CoA, SHCoA, CoASH) is a coenzyme, notable for its role in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids, and the oxidation of pyruvate in the citric acid cycle.All genomes sequenced to date encode enzymes that use coenzyme A as a substrate, and around 4% of cellular enzymes use it (or a thioester) as a substrate.