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acetolactate decarboxylase activity

Known as: (S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoate carboxy-lyase activity, alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: (S)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxobutanoate = (R)-2-acetoin + CO2. [EC:4.1.1.5, MetaCyc:ACETOLACTATE-DECARBOXYLASE-RXN]
National Institutes of Health

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2000
2000
[Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase from B. licheniformis AS10106: cloning and expression gene in E. coli and S. cerevisiae].
A genomic library of B. licheniformis AS10106 that contained the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene(alpha-ALDC) was… 
1999
1999
Glucose/citrate cometabolism in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis with impaired alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase.
The pyruvate metabolism of a Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis mutant deficient in alpha-acetolactate… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Genetic manipulation of the pathway for diacetyl metabolism in Lactococcus lactis
Diacetyl is an important food flavor compound produced by certain strains of citrate-metabolizing lactic acid bacteria. Citrate… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Chromosomal Integration and Expression of Two Bacterial α-Acetolactate Decarboxylase Genes in Brewer's Yeast
A bacterial gene encoding α-acetolactate decarboxylase, isolated from Klebsiella terrigena or Enterobacter aerogenes, was… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Application of a ribosomal DNA integration vector in the construction of a brewer's yeast having alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase activity
An integration plasmid, pIARL28, containing the ribosomal DNA gene as a homologous recombination sequence was constructed for… 
1988
1988
Nucleotide sequence and expression of the Enterobacter aerogenes alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene in brewer's yeast
The nucleotide sequence of a 1.4-kilobase DNA fragment containing the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene of Enterobacter… 
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