- Carboxy-lyases, also
known as
decarboxylases, are carbon–carbon
lyases that add or
remove a
carboxyl group from
organic compounds.
These enzymes catalyze...
- L-amino acid
decarboxylase (AADC or AAAD), also
known as DOPA
decarboxylase (DDC),
tryptophan decarboxylase, and 5-hydroxytryptophan
decarboxylase, is a lyase...
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Orotidine 5'-phosphate
decarboxylase (OMP
decarboxylase) or
orotidylate decarboxylase is an
enzyme involved in
pyrimidine biosynthesis. It
catalyzes the...
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Glutamate decarboxylase or
glutamic acid
decarboxylase (GAD) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
decarboxylation of
glutamate to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)...
- The
enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17, ODC)
catalyzes the
decarboxylation of
ornithine (a
product of the urea cycle) to form putrescine. This...
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Pyruvate decarboxylase is an
enzyme (EC 4.1.1.1) that
catalyses the
decarboxylation of
pyruvic acid to acetaldehyde. It is also
called 2-oxo-acid carboxylase...
- The
enzyme histidine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.22, HDC) is
transcribed on
chromosome 15,
region q21.1-21.2, and
catalyzes the
decarboxylation of histidine...
- L-Tryptophan
decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.105) is an
enzyme distinguished by the
substrate L-tryptophan. This
enzyme catalyzes the
reaction of L-tryptophan...
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Aromatic L-amino acid
decarboxylase deficiency, also
known as AADC deficiency, is a rare
genetic disorder caused by
mutations in the DDC gene,
which encodes...
- The
enzyme sulfinoalanine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.29)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 3-sulfino-L-alanine ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } hypotaurine...