The enzyme hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.40) catalyzes the chemical reaction
hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 4.1.1.40 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 37289-43-3 | ||||||||
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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- hydroxypyruvate glycolaldehyde + 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 hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase (glycolaldehyde-forming). This enzyme is also called hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.
References
edit- HEDRICK JL, SALLACH HJ (1964). "THE NONOXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF HYDROXYPYRUVATE IN MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 105 (2): 261–9. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(64)90007-4. PMID 14186730.