GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004421 - hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0004421

Name

hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: acetoacetyl-CoA + acetyl-CoA + H2O = (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA + CoA + H+.

Parents

• is_a acyltransferase activity, acyl groups converted into alkyl on transfer

Annotation