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2.3.1.37: 5-aminolevulinate synthase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about 5-aminolevulinate synthase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.3.1.37

Reaction

succinyl-CoA
+
glycine
=
5-aminolevulinate
+
CoA
+
CO2

Synonyms

5-ALA synthase, 5-ALAS, 5-aminolevulinate synthase, 5-aminolevulinate synthetase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, 5-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, ALA, ALA synthase, ALA synthetase, ALA-S, ALAS, ALAS2, alpha-aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinate synthase, aminolevulinate synthase 2, aminolevulinate synthetase, aminolevulinic acid synthase, aminolevulinic acid synthase 2, aminolevulinic acid synthetase, aminolevulinic synthetase, delta-ALAS, delta-aminolevulinate synthase, delta-aminolevulinate synthetase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2, delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase, delta-aminolevulinic synthetase, erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase, erythroid-specific 5-aminolevulinate synthase, Hem1, hemA, HemT, mALAS-2, sigma-aminolevulinate synthase, synthase, aminolevulinate, synthetase, aminolevulinate

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.3 Acyltransferases
             2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
                2.3.1.37 5-aminolevulinate synthase

Activating Compound

Activating Compound on EC 2.3.1.37 - 5-aminolevulinate synthase

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ACTIVATING COMPOUND
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
IMAGE
2-allyl-2-isopropylacetamide
Activator protein
-
Butyric acid
-
induction of enzyme expression, erythroleukemia cells
carbamazepine
-
-
ClpX
-
the mitochondrial AAA+ unfoldase ClpX participates in both heme-dependent degradation of the enzyme and its activation
-
CoA
-
activates
Dimethylsulfoxide
-
induction of enzyme expression, erythroleukemia cells
dithiothreitol
-
activates
estrogen
-
-
ethinylestradiol
-
-
hexamethylene diacetamide
-
induction of enzyme expression, erythroleukemia cells
Lubrol
-
activates, fetal enzyme
-
NaCl
-
required for maximal activity
native activator protein
-
norethandrolone
-
-
Norethindrone
-
-
O2
-
1%, 3fold increase in expression level, promotor activation in transiently transfected HeLa cells, hypoxia-inducible erythroid-isoform
Phenobarbitone
-
-
Phenylbutazone
-
-
phosphate
-
enzyme is maximally active in presence of 0.005 mM phosphate
vitamin B12
additional information
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