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pyruvate synthase activity

Known as: pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase activity, pyruvate-ferredoxin reductase activity, pyruvate oxidoreductase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: pyruvate + CoA + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = acetyl-CoA + CO2 + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+. [KEGG:R01196]
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Pyruvate synthase

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acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvateglycolytic fermentation via PFOR pathway

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2012
2012
Identification and Characterization of Two Functionally Unknown Genes Involved in Butanol Tolerance of Clostridium acetobutylicum
Solvents toxicity is a major limiting factor hampering the cost-effective biotechnological production of chemicals. In… 
2011
2011
Study of the Thiol/Disulfide Redox Systems of the Anaerobe Desulfovibrio vulgaris Points Out Pyruvate:Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase as a New Target for Thioredoxin 1
Sulfate reducers have developed a multifaceted adaptative strategy to survive against oxidative stresses. Along with this… 
2010
2010
Biological activity of modified and exchanged 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole amide analogues of nitazoxanide.
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
In vitro resistance to 5-nitroimidazoles and benzimidazoles in Giardia duodenalis: variability and variation in gene expression.
2003
2003
Transcription of metabolic enzyme genes during the excystation of Giardia lamblia.
2000
2000
Differential effects of smoking on myocardial infarction risk according to the Gln/Arg 192 variants of the human paraoxonase gene.
1999
1999
Structural and kinetic studies of the pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase/ferredoxin complex from Desulfovibrio africanus.
The pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR)/ferredoxin (Fd) system of Desulfovibrio africanus has been investigated with the… 
1996
1996
Identification and sequence of a nifJ‐like gene in Rhodospirillum rubrum: partial characterization of a mutant unaffected in nitrogen fixation
A nifJ‐like gene was identified in the photosynthetic purple non‐sulphur bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum. A DNA segment… 
1988
1988
Regulation of carbon flow in Selenomonas ruminantium grown in glucose-limited continuous culture
We have applied a model that permits the estimation of the sensitivity of flux through branch point enzymes (D. C. LaPorte, K… 
1985
1985
Reduction of nitroimidazole derivatives by hydrogenosomal extracts of Trichomonas vaginalis.
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