Synonyms |
2-ketoglutarate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, 2-oxoglutarate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, 2-oxoglutarate oxidoreductase, 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin 2-oxidoreductase (CoA-succinylating), 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, alpha-ketoglutarate oxidoreductase, alpha-ketoglutarate synthase, alpha-ketoglutarate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase, CoA-dependent 2-ketoglutarate oxidoreductase, FOR enzyme, For(OGOR), forDABGE, KGOR, KOR enzyme, Kor(OGOR), OGOR, OOR, oorDABC |
Comments |
The enzyme contains thiamine diphosphate and 2 [4Fe-4S] clusters. Highly specific for 2-oxoglutarate. This enzyme is a member of the 2-oxoacid oxidoreductases, a family of enzymes that oxidatively decarboxylate different 2-oxoacids to form their CoA derivatives, and are differentiated based on their substrate specificity. For examples of other members of this family, see EC 1.2.7.1, pyruvate synthase and EC 1.2.7.7, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase (ferredoxin). |