ENTRY       EC 4.1.3.33
NAME        2-Ethylmalate synthase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Oxo-acid-lyases
SYSNAME     (R)-2-Ethylmalate 2-oxobutanoyl-lyase (CoA-acylating)
REACTION    (R)-2-Ethylmalate + CoA = Acetyl-CoA + H2O + 2-Oxobutanoate
SUBSTRATE   (R)-2-Ethylmalate
            CoA
            (R)-2-(n-Propyl)-malate
PRODUCT     Acetyl-CoA
            H2O
            2-Oxobutanoate
COMMENT     Also acts on (R)-2-(n-propyl)-malate. Formerly wrongly included
            with EC 4.1.3.10.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00620  Pyruvate metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.3.33
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.3.33
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