ENTRY       EC 4.1.2.9
NAME        Phosphoketolase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Aldehyde-lyases
SYSNAME     D-Xylulose-5-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase
REACTION    D-Xylulose 5-phosphate + Orthophosphate = Acetyl phosphate +
            D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + H2O
SUBSTRATE   D-Xylulose 5-phosphate
            Orthophosphate
PRODUCT     Acetyl phosphate
            D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
            H2O
COFACTOR    Thiamine diphosphate
COMMENT     A thiamine-diphosphate protein.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.2.9
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.2.9
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