Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name porphobilinogen synthase
Alternative names 5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing; porphobilinogen-forming)
aminolevulinate dehydratase
delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase
delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydrase
delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
aminolevulinic dehydratase
delta-aminolevulinic dehydratase
5-levulinic acid dehydratase
5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing)
EC Classification 4.2.1.24
Classification
Lyases
Carbon-oxygen lyases
Hydro-lyases
Catalyses reactions
2 5-Aminolevulinate <-> 2 H2O + Porphobilinogen
External links Expasy
KEGG
IntEnz (EBI)
IUBMB
Reactome
HepatoSys


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