"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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D08.811.464.257.500
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Wang H, Baldwin KA, O'Sullivan DJ, McKay LL. Identification of a gene cluster encoding Krebs cycle oxidative enzymes linked to the pyruvate carboxylase gene in Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis C2. J Dairy Sci. 2000 Sep; 83(9):1912-8.
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Wang H, O'Sullivan DJ, Baldwin KA, McKay LL. Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the pyruvate carboxylase gene in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis C2. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2000 Mar; 66(3):1223-7.