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EC 2.3.1.37 Details
EC number
2.3.1.37
Accepted name
5-aminolevulinate synthase
Reaction
succinyl-CoA + glycine = 5-aminolevulinate + CoA + CO2
Other name(s)
ALAS, ALA synthase, α-aminolevulinic acid synthase, δ-aminolevulinate synthase, δ-aminolevulinate synthetase, δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase, δ-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, δ-aminolevulinic synthetase, 5-aminolevulinate synthetase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, ALA synthetase, aminolevulinate synthase, aminolevulinate synthetase, aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinic acid synthetase, aminolevulinic synthetase
Systematic name
succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating)
CAS registry number
9037-14-3
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme in erythrocytes is genetically distinct from that in other tissues.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992