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EC 1.2.7.1 Details
EC number
1.2.7.1
Accepted name
pyruvate synthase
Reaction
pyruvate + CoA + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = acetyl-CoA + CO2 + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s)
pyruvate oxidoreductase, pyruvate synthetase, pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, pyruvic-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, 2-oxobutyrate synthase, α-ketobutyrate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, 2-ketobutyrate synthase, α-ketobutyrate synthase, 2-oxobutyrate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, 2-oxobutanoate:ferredoxin 2-oxidoreductase (CoA-propionylating), 2-oxobutanoate:ferredoxin 2-oxidoreductase (CoA-propanoylating)
Systematic name
pyruvate:ferredoxin 2-oxidoreductase (CoA-acetylating)
CAS registry number
9082-51-3
Comment
Contains thiamine diphosphate and [4Fe-4S] clusters. The enzyme also decarboxylates 2-oxobutyrate with lower efficiency, but shows no activity with 2-oxoglutarate. This enzyme is a member of the 2-oxoacid oxidoreductases, a family of enzymes that oxidatively decarboxylate different 2-oxoacids to form their CoA derivatives, and are differentiated based on their substrate specificity. For examples of other members of this family, see EC 1.2.7.3, 2-oxoglutarate synthase and EC 1.2.7.7, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase (ferredoxin).
History
created 1972, modified 2003, modified 2013
EC Tree
1.2.1.1 created 1961, modified 1982, modified 2002, deleted 2005
1.2.1.6 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.2.1.14 created 1961, deleted 1984
1.2.1.34 created 1972, deleted 1983 [transferred to EC 1.1.1.180, deleted 1984]
1.2.1.35 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.2.1.37 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.2.1.55 created 1990, deleted 2003
1.2.1.56 created 1990, deleted 2003
1.2.7.9 created 2003, deleted 2005