Term Name: lactoylglutathione lyase activity
Synonyms: (R)-S-lactoylglutathione methylglyoxal-lyase (isomerizing) activity, (R)-S-lactoylglutathione methylglyoxal-lyase (isomerizing; glutathione-forming), aldoketomutase activity, glyoxalase I activity, glyoxylase I, ketone-aldehyde mutase activity, methylglyoxalase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: (R)-S-lactoylglutathione = glutathione + methylglyoxal.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004462]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbon-sulfur lyase activity
inverse has_part: methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione