Main Reaction: alpha-Ketoisovalerate + Glutamate + Acetyl-CoA >> Leucine + NADH + alpha-Ketoglutarate

Reference: PubMed ID: 12226865
Authors: Weber J, Hoffmann F, Rinas U
Title: Metabolic adaptation of Escherichia coli during temperature-induced recombinant protein production: 2. Redirection of metabolic fluxes.
Published: 2002 Nov 5

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