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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.
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