Term Name: | acetolactate synthase activity |
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Synonyms: | acetohydroxy acid synthetase activity, acetohydroxyacid synthase activity, acetolactate pyruvate-lyase (carboxylating) activity, acetolactic synthetase activity, alpha-acetohydroxy acid synthetase activity, alpha-acetohydroxyacid synthase activity, alpha-acetolactate synthase activity, alpha-acetolactate synthetase activity, pyruvate:pyruvate acetaldehydetransferase (decarboxylating) |
Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: 2 pyruvate = 2-acetolactate + CO2. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003984] QuickGO AmiGO |