Term Name: oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (succinyl-transferring) activity
Synonyms: 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase activity, 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity, 2-oxoglutarate: lipoate oxidoreductase activity, 2-oxoglutarate:dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase-lipoyllysine 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating, acceptor-succinylating), 2-oxoglutarate:lipoamide 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating and acceptor-succinylating) activity, AKGDH activity, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase activity, alpha-ketoglutaric acid dehydrogenase activity, alpha-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase activity, alpha-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity, ketoglutaric dehydrogenase activity, OGDC activity, oxoglutarate decarboxylase activity, oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) activity, oxoglutarate dehydrogenase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: N(6)-[(R)-lipoyl]-L-lysyl-[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase] + 2-oxoglutarate + H+ = N(6)-[(R)-S(8)-succinyldihydrolipoyl]-L-lysyl-[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue succinyltransferase] + CO2.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004591]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, disulfide as acceptor