Nomenclature
EC number
2.5.1.72
Systematic name
glycerone phosphate:iminosuccinate alkyltransferase (cyclizing)
Recommended name
quinolinate synthase
Synonyms
NadA <2> [3]
Old5 <3> [11]
SufE3 <3> (<3> bifunctional enzyme, quinolinate synthase activity and stimulation of CpNifS cysteine desulfurase activity [10]) [10]
quinolinate synthetase <2> [13]
CAS registry number
39434-08-7
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Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (2013). quinolinate synthase 2.5.1.72. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (eds) Class 2–3.2 Transferases, Hydrolases. Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36240-8_60
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