| 2-acetolactate mutase | |
| Ec Number: | 5.4.99.3 |
| Cas Number: | 37318-52-8 |
| Go Code: | 0047534 |
In enzymology, a 2-acetolactate mutase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
2-acetolactate
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Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 2-acetolactate, and one product, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular transferases transferring other groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-acetolactate methylmutase. Other names in common use include acetolactate mutase, and acetohydroxy acid isomerase. This enzyme participates in valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis.