Tyrosine decarboxylase
tyrosine decarboxylase | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Identifiers | |||||||||
EC number | 4.1.1.25 | ||||||||
CAS number | 9002-09-9 | ||||||||
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 / EGO | ||||||||
|
In enzymology, a tyrosine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- L-tyrosine tyramine + CO2
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-tyrosine, and two products, tyramine and carbon dioxide.
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 L-tyrosine carboxy-lyase (tyramine-forming). Other names in common use include L-tyrosine decarboxylase, L-(−)-tyrosine apodecarboxylase, and L-tyrosine carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism and alkaloid biosynthesis. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.
References
- McGilvery RW; Cohen PP (1948). "The decarboxylation of L-phenylalanine by Streptococcus faecalis R". J. Biol. Chem. 174 (3): 813–816. PMID 18871240.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.