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Citrate (si)-Synthase
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Definition
: Enzyme that catalyzes the first step of the tricarboxylic acid cycle (CITRIC ACID CYCLE). It catalyzes the reaction of oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA to form citrate and coenzyme A. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 4.1.3.7.
Other names
Citrate Synthase; Synthase, Citrate
Substance
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Drugs
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hsp60 protein, Tetrahymena
0
*Chaperonin 60
*Citrate (si)-Synthase.
Genes Cells 2001 FEb;6(2):139-49
methylcitrate synthase
EC 4.1.3.-
*Citrate (si)-Synthase.
J Inherit Metab Dis 1994;17(6):738-47
49K protein, Tetrahymena
135343-59-8
*Protozoan Proteins
Citrate (si)-Synthase
Tetrahymena.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991;174(2):1028
palmitoyl thioglycolate
80863-31-6
*Thioglycolates
Citrate (si)-Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors.
Biochem J 1988;251(3):803