Acetolactate Synthase
Synonyms
Acetohydroxy Acid Synthase
Acetohydroxy Acid Synthetase
Acetohydroxyacid Synthetase I
Acetolactate Synthetase
Acetolactate pyruvate-lyase (carboxylating)
Acetoxyhydroxyacid Synthase III
Acid Synthase, Acetohydroxy
Acid Synthetase, Acetohydroxy
Synthase III, Acetoxyhydroxyacid
Synthase, Acetohydroxy Acid
Synthase, Acetolactate
Synthetase I, Acetohydroxyacid
Synthetase, Acetohydroxy Acid
Synthetase, Acetolactate
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.