3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA_lyase".
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase (or HMG-CoA lyase) plays an essential role in breaking down dietary proteins and fats for energy.
Specifically, the enzyme is responsible for processing the amino acid leucine.
Mutations in the HMGCL gene cause 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency.