4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase
| 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.1.1.55 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37290-48-5 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.55) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + CO2
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate carboxy-lyase (3,4-dihydroxybenzoate-forming). This enzyme is also called 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation.
References
[edit]- Ribbons DW, Evans WC (1966). "Oxidative metabolism of phthalic acid by soil pseudomonads". Biochem. J. 76: 310–318.
