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ALAS condenses SUCC-CoA and Gly to form dALA

SUCC-CoA + Gly + H+ → dALA + CoA-SH + CO2

Reactome
R-HSA-189442
Compartment
mitochondrial matrix
Rhea
RHEA:12922

Inputs

Outputs

Catalysed by

  • 5-aminolevulinate synthase activity of ALAS1,2 [mitochondrial matrix]EC 2.3.1.37

Literature

  1. Biosynthesis of delta-aminolevulinic acid and the regulation of heme formation by immature erythroid cells in man J Biol Chem, 1991
  2. Crystal structure of 5-aminolevulinate synthase, the first enzyme of heme biosynthesis, and its link to XLSA in humans EMBO J, 2005