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ID:2.3.1.37
Description:5-aminolevulinate synthase.
Alternative Name: Delta-aminolevulinate synthase.
Delta-ALA synthetase.
ALAS.
5-aminolevulinic acid synthase.
Prosite: PDOC00518;
PDB:
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Cath: 1.10.1200.70; 3.30.460.30; 4.10.92.10; 3.40.50.720; 3.40.640.10; 3.90.1150.10;

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References

External Links

UniProtKB Enzyme Link: UniProtKB 2.3.1.37
BRENDA Enzyme Link: BRENDA 2.3.1.37
KEGG Enzyme Link: KEGG2.3.1.37
BioCyc Enzyme Link: BioCyc 2.3.1.37
ExPASy Enzyme Link: ExPASy2.3.1.37
EC2PDB Enzyme Link: EC2PDB 2.3.1.37
ExplorEnz Enzyme Link: ExplorEnz 2.3.1.37
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles Link: PRIAM 2.3.1.37
IntEnz Enzyme Link: IntEnz 2.3.1.37
MEDLINE Enzyme Link: MEDLINE 2.3.1.37
MSA:

2.3.1.37;

Phylogenetic Tree:

2.3.1.37;

Uniprot:
M-CSA:
RHEA:12921 glycine + H(+) + succinyl-CoA = 5-aminolevulinate + CO2 + CoA
RULE(radius=1) [*:1]-[C;H0;+0:2](=[*:3])-[S;H0;+0:4]-[*:5].[*:6]=[C;H0;+0:7](-[OH;+0:8])-[CH2;+0:9]-[*:10].[H+;H0:11]>>[*:1]-[C;H0;+0:2](=[*:3])-[CH2;+0:9]-[*:10].[*:5]-[SH;+0:4].[*:6]=[C;H0;+0:7]=[O;H0;+0:8]
Reaction
Core-to-Core No scaffolds atoms were exchanged as a result of the reaction

References

TitleAuthorsDatePubMed ID
5-Aminolevulinate synthase and the first step of heme biosynthesis.Ferreira GC, Gong J1995 Apr7592562
Soluble -aminolevulinic acid synthetase of rat liver. II. Studies related to the mechanism of enzyme action and hemin inhibition.Scholnick PL, Hammaker LE, Marver HS1972 Jul 105035685
Studies on delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase of Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. Reversibility of the reaction, kinetic, spectral, and other studies related to the mechanism of action.Nandi DL1978 Dec 25309883
Human delta-aminolevulinate synthase: assignment of the housekeeping gene to 3p21 and the erythroid-specific gene to the X chromosome.Bishop DF, Henderson AS, Astrin KH1990 Jun2347585
The major splice variant of human 5-aminolevulinate synthase-2 contributes significantly to erythroid heme biosynthesis.Cox TC, Sadlon TJ, Schwarz QP, Matthews CS, Wise PD, Cox LL, Bottomley SS, May BK2004 Feb14643893
Lysine-313 of 5-aminolevulinate synthase acts as a general base during formation of the quinonoid reaction intermediates.Hunter GA, Ferreira GC1999 Mar 2310090759