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Transketolase (abbreviated as TK) is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the TKT gene. [1] It participates in both the pentose phosphate pathway in all organisms and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis. Transketolase catalyzes two important reactions, which operate in opposite directions in these two pathways.
Transketolase-like-1 (TKTL1) is a gene closely related to the transketolase gene (TKT). It emerged in mammals during the course of evolution and, according to the latest research findings, is considered one of the key genes that distinguishes modern humans ( Homo sapiens ) from Neanderthals .
Enzymes (/ ˈ ɛ n z aɪ m z /) are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products.
In what is essentially the reverse of step two, the electrons push back in the opposite direction forming a new bond between the substrate carbon and another atom. (In the case of the decarboxylases, this creates a new carbon-hydrogen bond. In the case of transketolase, this attacks a new substrate molecule to form a new carbon-carbon bond.)
transketolase and transaldolase: aldehyde or ketone groups EC 2.3: acyltransferase: acyl groups or groups that become alkyl groups during transfer EC 2.4: glycosyltransferase, hexosyltransferase, and pentosyltransferase: glycosyl groups, as well as hexoses and pentoses: EC 2.5: riboflavin synthase and chlorophyll synthase: alkyl or aryl groups ...
The pentose phosphate pathway. The pentose phosphate pathway (also called the phosphogluconate pathway and the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMP shunt) is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis. [1]
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In enzymology, a formaldehyde transketolase (EC 2.2.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-xylulose 5-phosphate + formaldehyde ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + glycerone