glycine cleavage complex

Term ID

GO:0005960

Synonyms

• glycine cleavage system
• glycine decarboxylase complex
• glycine dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) complex
• glycine dehydrogenase complex (decarboxylating)
• glycine synthase complex

Definition

A protein complex that catalyzes the reversible oxidation of glycine. In E. coli, it has four components: dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase, glycine dehydrogenase (decarboxylating), lipoyl-GcvH-protein and aminomethyltransferase, also known as L, P, H, and T.

References

• Wikipedia:Glycine_decarboxylase_complex

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO