Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
2-keto-4-hydroxypimelate → succinate semialdehyde + pyruvate
Enzymes: Not Available
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:4-HYDROXY-2-KETOPIMELATE-LYSIS-RXN
References:
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  • Wang W, Seah SY (2008). "The role of a conserved histidine residue in a pyruvate-specific Class II aldolase." FEBS Lett 582(23-24);3385-8. PMID: 18775708
  • Wang W, Baker P, Seah SY (2010). "Comparison of two metal-dependent pyruvate aldolases related by convergent evolution: substrate specificity, kinetic mechanism, and substrate channeling." Biochemistry 49(17);3774-82. PMID: 20364820