LYS21 [YDL131W]
Homocitrate synthase, mitochondrial; Homocitrate synthase isozyme; catalyzes the condensation of acetyl-CoA and alpha-ketoglutarate to form homocitrate, which is the first step in the lysine biosynthesis pathway; LYS21 has a paralog, LYS20, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the alpha-IPM synthase/homocitrate synthase family.
Synonyms: LYS21, LYS21p, Q12122, D2195, Q12122p ...