ru v ate - ly ase ▁( py ru v ate - form ing ). ▁Other ▁names ▁in ▁common ▁use ▁include ▁py ru v ate ▁al d ol ase , ▁g amma - m eth yl - gamma - h ydro xy - alpha - ket og l ut ar ic ▁al d ol ase , ▁ 4 - h ydro xy - 4 - m eth yl - 2 - ket og l ut ar ate ▁al d ol ase , ▁and ▁ 4 - h ydro xy - 4 - m eth yl - 2 - ox og l ut ar ate ▁py ru v ate - ly ase . ▁ ▁This ▁en zym e ▁particip ates ▁in ▁ben zo ate ▁de grad ation ▁via ▁hydro x yl ation ▁and ▁c 5 - branch ed ▁di basic ▁acid ▁met abol ism . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Bo yer , ▁P . D . ▁( Ed .), ▁The ▁En zym es , ▁ 3 rd ▁ed ., ▁vol . ▁ 7 , ▁Academ ic ▁Press , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁p .   2 8 1 - 3 0 2 . ▁ ▁Category : EC ▁ 4 . 1 . 3 ▁Category : En zym es ▁of ▁unknown ▁structure <0x0A> </s> ▁Roman ▁Sp it ko ▁( born ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁Bob ingen , ▁Bav aria ) ▁is ▁a ▁bad m inton ▁player ▁from ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sp it ko ▁played