dxs Catalyzes the acyloin condensation reaction between C atoms 2 and 3 of pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to yield 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) (By similarity). MSATPSRTPHLDRVTGPADLKAMSIADLTALASEVRREIVEVVSQTGGHLGSSLGVVELTVALHAVFNSPGDKLIWDVGHQCYPHKILTGRRSRMLTLRQAGGISGFPKRSESPHDAFGAGHSSTSISAALGFAVGRELGQPVGDTIAIIGDGSITAGMAYEALNHAGHLKSRMFVILNDNDMSIAPPVGALQHYLNTIARQAPFAALKAAAEGIEMHLPGPVRDGARRARQMVTAMPGGATLFEELGFDYIGPVDGHDMAELVETLRVTRARASGPVLIHVCTTKGKGYAPAEGAEDKLHGVSKFDIETGKQKKSIPNAPNYTAVFGERLTEEAARDQAIVAVTAAMPTGTGLDIMQKRFPRRVFDVGIAEQHAVTFAAGMAAAGLKPFLALYSSFVQRGYDQLVHDVALQNLPVRLMIDRAGLVGQDGATHAGAFDVSMLANLPNFTVMAAADEAELCHMVVTAAAHDSGPIALRYPRGEGRGVEMPERGEVLEIGKGRVMTEGTEVAILSFGAHLAQALKAAEMLEAEGVSTTVADARFCRPLDTDLIDRLIEGHAALITLEQGAMGGFGAMVLHYLARTGQLEKGRAIRTMTLPDCYIDHGSPEEMYAWAGLTANDIRDTALAAARPSKSVRIVHSA 641 DXS_RHOCA 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase