Reaction Details

Stochiometric Equation 2 5-Aminolevulinate <-> 2 H2O + Porphobilinogen
Substrates
5-Aminolevulinate
Products
Porphobilinogen
H2O
Enzymes known to catalyse this reaction (curated information)
EC Numberin OrganismUniProt LinkPubMedID
4.2.1.24 Escherichia coli UniProt 8439296
Pathways Biosynthesis of cofactors
Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Metabolic pathways
Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism


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