Main Reaction: Acetyl-CoA + 2-Oxoglutarate >> Homocitrate

Reference: PubMed ID: 10074061
Authors: Kobashi N, Nishiyama M, Tanokura M
Title: Aspartate kinase-independent lysine synthesis in an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus: lysine is synthesized via alpha-aminoadipic acid not via diaminopimelic acid.
Published: 1999 Mar

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