Reaction: dodecanoyl-CoA + H2O + 2-oxoglutarate = (3S,4S)-3-hydroxytetradecane-1,3,4-tricarboxylate + CoA
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Other name(s): 2-decylhomocitrate synthase; 3-hydroxytetradecane-1,3,4-tricarboxylate 2-oxoglutarate-lyase (CoA-acylating)
Systematic name: dodecanoyl-CoA:2-oxoglutarate C-dodecanoyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, 1-carboxyundecyl-forming)
Comments: Decanoyl-CoA can act instead of dodecanoyl-CoA, but 2-oxoglutarate cannot be replaced by oxaloacetate or pyruvate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 51845-40-0
References:
1. Måhlén, A. Purification and some properties of 2-decylhomocitrate synthase from Penicillium spiculisporum. Eur. J. Biochem. 38 (1973) 32-39. [PMID: 4774124]
2. Brandäge, S., Dahlman, O., Lindqvist, B., Måhlén, A. and Mörch, L. Absolute configuration and enantiospecific synthesis of spiculisporic acid. Acta Chem. Scand. 38B (1984) 837-844.