Description
Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (Ξ±-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase) is part of the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (OGDC)/ Ξ±-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of the TCA cycle.
Abbreviation: OgDH
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Enzyme
The oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex consists of the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, dihydrolipoyl succinyltransferase (DLST) and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (DLD).
The reaction catalyzed by this enzyme in the citric acid cycle is: Ξ±-ketoglutarate + NAD+ + CoA β Succinyl CoA + CO2 + NADH