Benzoylformate decarboxylase
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| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme benzoylformate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.7) catalyzes the following chemical reaction:
- benzoylformate + H+ benzaldehyde + CO2
Hence, this enzyme has one
.This enzyme belongs to the family of
thiamin diphosphate
.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 8
structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1BFD, 1MCZ, 1PI3, 1PO7, 1Q6Z, 1YNO, 2FN3, and 2FWN
.
References
- GUNSALUS CF, STANIER RY, GUNSALUS IC (1953). "The enzymatic conversion of mandelic acid to benzoic acid. III Fractionation and properties of the soluble enzymes". J. Bacteriol. 66 (5): 548–53. PMID 13108854.
