| Entry |
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| Name |
formaldehyde transketolase;
dihydroxyacetone synthase
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| Class |
Transferases;
Transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups;
Transketolases and transaldolases
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| Sysname |
D-xylulose-5-phosphate:formaldehyde glycolaldehydetransferase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
D-xylulose 5-phosphate + formaldehyde = glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + glycerone [RN: R01440]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
D-xylulose 5-phosphate [CPD: C00231];
formaldehyde [CPD: C00067]
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| Product |
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate [CPD: C00118];
glycerone [CPD: C00184]
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| Comment |
A thiamine-diphosphate protein. Not identical with EC 2.2.1.1 transketolase. Also converts hydroxypyruvate and formaldehyde into glycerone and CO2.
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| Pathway |
| Methane metabolism | | Microbial metabolism in diverse environments |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Bystrykh LV, Sokolov AP, Trotsenko IuA. |
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| Title |
[Separation of transketolase and dihydroxyacetone synthase from methylotrophic yeasts] |
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| Journal |
Dokl. Akad. Nauk. SSSR. 258 (1981) 499-501. |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Kato N, Higuchi T, Sakazawa C, Nishizawa T, Tani Y, Yamada H. |
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| Title |
Purification and properties of a transketolase responsible for formaldehyde fixation in a methanol-utilizing yeast, candida boidinii (Kloeckera sp.) No. 2201. |
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| Journal |
Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 715 (1982) 143-50. |
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| Organism |
Candida boidinii |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Waites MJ, Quayle JR. |
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| Title |
The interrelation transketolase and dihydroxyacetone synthase activities in the methylotrophic yeast Candida boidinii. |
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| Journal |
J. Gen. Microbiol. 124 (1981) 309-16. |
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| Organism |
Candida boidinii |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: CAS: 124566-23-0 |
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