Biology:2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase
Identifiers
EC number4.1.2.28
CAS number55326-36-8
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
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MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.28) catalyzes the chemical reaction

2-dehydro-3-deoxy-Dpentonate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] pyruvate + glycolaldehyde

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase, 3-deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase, and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions.

References

  • Dahms AS (1974). "3-Deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase and its role in a new pathway of D-xylose degradation". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 60 (4): 1433–9. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(74)90358-1. PMID 4423285. 
  • "2-Keto-3-deoxy-d-xylonate aldolase (3-deoxy-d-pentulosonic acid aldolase)". Methods Enzymol. 90 Pt E: 269–72. 1982. PMID 7154955.