Pyruvate Carboxylase
"Pyruvate Carboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biotin-dependent enzyme belonging to the ligase family that catalyzes the addition of CARBON DIOXIDE to pyruvate. It is occurs in both plants and animals. Deficiency of this enzyme causes severe psychomotor retardation and ACIDOSIS, LACTIC in infants. EC 6.4.1.1.
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D011766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.464.257.500
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