Reaction: 2-dehydropantoate = 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + formaldehyde
Glossary:
pantoate = 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoate
Other name(s): ketopantoaldolase; 2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase
Systematic name: 2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase (3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9024-51-5
References:
1. McIntosh, E.N., Purko, M. and Wood, W.A. Ketopantoate formation by a hydroxymethylation enzyme from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 228 (1957) 499-510.