Trait Report for Acetolactate synthase activity
| Definition: | The acetolactate synthase activity of a plant or plant part. |
| Comments: | Acetolactate synthase responsible for the biosynthesis of the amino acids valine, leucine and isoleucine. This enzyme requires thiamine diphosphate. |
Other names for Acetolactate synthase activity
| acetolactate pyruvate-lyase |
| acetolactic synthetase |
| alpha-acetohydroxyacid synthase |
| alpha-acetolactate synthase |
| ALS |
| pyruvate:pyruvate acetaldehydetransferase (decarboxylating) |
Controlled Vocabulary Terms for Acetolactate synthase activity