Aminolevulinic acid synthase
CLASS OF ENZYMES
ALA synthase; 5-aminolevulinate synthase; Amino lavulinic acid synthase; Ala synthase; EC 2.3.1.37; Succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating); Alpha-Aminolevulinate
Aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALA synthase, ALAS, or delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase) is an enzyme () that catalyzes the synthesis of δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) the first common precursor in the biosynthesis of all tetrapyrroles such as hemes, cobalamins and chlorophylls.