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Methylcitrate synthase
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Methylcitrate synthase (MCS) participates in propanoate metabolism. It catalyzes the conversion of acyl to alkyl group in the reaction which converts propanoyl-CoA and oxaloacetate to 2-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate and CoA.
3D structures of methylcitrate synthase
3hwk – MCS – Mycobacterium tuberculosis
3o8j – MCS – Salmonella enterica
3tqg – MCS – Coxiella burnetii
