2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate synthase

In enzymology, a 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * 2-oxoglutarate + glyoxylate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate + CO2

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 2-oxoglutarate and glyoxylate, whereas its two products are 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate and CO2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups (transaldolases and transketolases, respectively). The systematic name of this enzyme class is . Other names in common use include 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate glyoxylate-lyase (carboxylating), alpha-ketoglutaric-glyoxylic carboligase, and oxoglutarate: glyoxylate carboligase. This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism. It employs one cofactor, thiamin diphosphate.