Carboxy-lyases
Carboxy-lyases, also known as decarboxylases, are
carboxyl group from organic compounds. These enzymes catalyze the decarboxylation of amino acids, beta-keto acids and alpha-keto acids.[1]
Classification and nomenclature
Carboxy-lyases are categorized under EC number 4.1.1.[2] Usually, they are named after the substrate whose
pyruvate
.
Examples
- Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
- Glutamate decarboxylase
- Histidine decarboxylase
- Ornithine decarboxylase
- Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
- Pyruvate decarboxylase
- RuBisCO – the only carboxylase that leads to a net fixation of carbon dioxide
- Uridine monophosphate synthetase
- Uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase
- enoyl-CoA carboxylases/reductases (ECRs)[3]
See also
References
- PMID 9655924.
- ^ "E.C.4.1.1.- Carboxy-lyases". www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- PMID 27856910.
External links
- Carboxy-Lyases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
