Acetolactate synthase (Acetohydroxy Acid Synthetase; Acetohydroxy Acid Synthase; Acetolactate Synthetase)

A flavoprotein enzyme that catalyzes the formation of acetolactate from 2 moles of PYRUVATE in the biosynthesis of valine and the formation of acetohydroxybutyrate from pyruvate and alpha-ketobutyrate in the biosynthesis of isoleucine. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 4.1.3.18.


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