Reaction: 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H2O = tetrahydrofolate + 2-dehydropantoate
For diagram of reaction click here.
Other name(s): α-ketoisovalerate hydroxymethyltransferase; dehydropantoate hydroxymethyltransferase; ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase; oxopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase; 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate:α-ketoisovalerate hydroxymethyltransferase
Systematic name: 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 56093-17-5
References:
1. Powers, S.G. and Snell, E.E. Ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase. II. Physical, catalytic, and regulatory properties. J. Biol. Chem. 251 (1976) 3786-3793. [PMID: 6463]
2. Teller, J.H., Powers, S.G. and Snell, E.E. Ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase. I. Purification and role in pantothenate biosynthesis. J. Biol. Chem. 251 (1976) 3780-3785. [PMID: 776976]