"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyruvate Carboxylase" by people in Profiles.
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Awaya JD, Tittabutr P, Li QX, Borthakur D. Pyruvate carboxylase is involved in metabolism of mimosine by Rhizobium sp. strain TAL1145. Arch Microbiol. 2008 Oct; 190(4):409-15.
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Raghunathan R, Arinze IJ. Fetal to neonatal development of gluconeogenic enzymes in the guinea-pig kidney. Int J Biochem. 1978; 9(4):279-81.
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Raghunathan R, Russell JD, Arinze IJ. Pyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenopyruvate carboxykinase in cultured human fibroblasts. J Cell Physiol. 1977 Aug; 92(2):285-92.