Type: | Family | Name: | Malate synthase |
Description: | Malate synthase () catalyses the aldol condensation of glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to form malate as part of the second step of the glyoxylate bypass and an alternative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in bacteria, fungi and plants. Malate synthase has a TIM beta/alpha-barrel fold []. | Short Name: | Malate_synthase |