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CITRATE CONDENSING ENZYME [1 record]

Record 1 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The tricarboxylic-acid-cycle enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of citrate from oxaloacetate and acetyl-coenzyme A in an aldol condensation.

CONT

Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle showed increases in mean fiber area capillaries per fiber and citrate synthase activity but no change in fiber type distribution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

La condensation initiale de l'acétyl-CoA avec l'oxaloacétate pour former le citrate est catalysée par une enzyme condensante, la citrate synthase, qui forme une liaison C-C entre le carbone du groupement méthyle de l'acétyl-CoA et le carbone du groupement carbonyle de l'oxaloacétate.

Key term(s)
  • enzyme condensant le citrate

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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