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Pyruvate Synthase

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Definition: A ferredoxin-containing enzyme that catalyzes the COENZYME A-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of PYRUVATE to acetyl-COENZYME A and CARBON DIOXIDE.      Other names Synthetase, Pyruvate; Synthase, Pyruvate; Oxidoreductase, Pyruvate-Ferredoxin; Oxidoreductase, Pyruvate Ferredoxin; Oxidoreductase, Pyruvate; Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase, Pyruvate; Pyruvate-Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase; Pyruvate Synthetase; Pyruvate Oxidoreductase; Pyruvate Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase
 
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ppsA protein, E coli  EC 1.2.7.1   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Pyruvate Synthase. Metab Eng 2005 Jul;7(4):260-8

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