ENTRY       EC 4.2.99.11
NAME        Methylglyoxal synthase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-oxygen lyases
            Other carbon-oxygen lyases
SYSNAME     Glycerone-phosphate phospho-lyase
REACTION    Glycerone phosphate = Methylglyoxal + Orthophosphate
SUBSTRATE   Glycerone phosphate
PRODUCT     Methylglyoxal
            Orthophosphate
COMMENT     Does not act on D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00620  Pyruvate metabolism
GENES       BSU: ypjF(jojF)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.2.99.11
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.2.99.11
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