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EC 2.3.3.3 Details
EC number
2.3.3.3
Accepted name
citrate (Re)-synthase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + H2O + oxaloacetate = citrate + CoA
Other name(s)
(R)-citrate synthase, Re-citrate-synthase, citrate oxaloacetate-lyase [(pro-3R)-CH2COO-→acetyl-CoA]
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:oxaloacetate C-acetyltransferase [thioester-hydrolysing, (pro-R)-carboxymethyl-forming]
CAS registry number
9077-70-7
Comment
This enzyme is inactivated by oxygen and is found in some anaerobes. Its stereospecificity is opposite to that of EC 2.3.3.1, citrate (Si)-synthase.
History
created 1972 as EC 4.1.3.28, transferred 2002 to EC 2.3.3.3
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