| orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase | <enzyme> Orotidine-5'-phosphate carboxy-lyase. Catalyses the decarboxylation of orotidylic acid to yield uridylic acid in the final step of the pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis pathway. Chemical name: Orotidine-5'-phosphate carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.23 (12 Dec 1998) |
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| UDPacetylglucosamine-dolichyl-phosphate acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase | <enzyme> Transfers n-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate from udp-n-acetylglucosamine to dolichyl phosphate, forming n-acetylglucosaminylpyrophosphoryldolichol Chemical name: udp-glcnac-dolichyl-phosphate glcnac-1-phosphate transerase Registry number: EC 2.7.8.15 Synonym: n-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase, dol-p-p-glcnac synthase, dolichol pathway enzyme I, udp-acetylglucosamine-dolichol phosphate acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase, glcnac-dp-1-phosphotransferase, udp-n-acetyl-d-glucosamine-dolichyl-phosphate n-acetyl-d-glucosaminephosphotransferase, dolichol-p-dependent n-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase, alg7 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
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| UDP-GlcNAc-undecaprenyl phosphate N-acetylglucosaminyl 1-phosphate transferase | <enzyme> Catalyses transfer of n-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate from udp-glcnac to undecaprenyl phosphate Registry number: EC 2.7.8.- Synonym: glcnac-p-p-und synthase, gpt enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| adenosylmethionine decarboxylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the decarboxylation of s-adenosyl-l-methionine to yield 5'-deoxy-(5'-),3-aminopropyl-(1), methylsulfonium salt. It is one of the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of spermidine from putrescine. Chemical name: S-Adenosyl-L-methionine carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.50 (12 Dec 1998) |
| alpha-ketoarginine decarboxylase | <enzyme> Alpha-ketoarginine gives gamma-guanidinobutyraldehyde Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: alpha keto-arginine decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aromatic d-amino-acid decarboxylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the decarboxylation of l-dopa to dopamine, of l-tryptophan to tryptamine, and of l-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin; important in the biosynthetic pathway of catecholamines and melanin. Synonym: dopa decarboxylase, hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aspartate 1-decarboxylase | <enzyme> A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyses the alpha-decarboxylation of l-glutamic acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme in determining gaba levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain enzyme also acts on l-cysteate, l-cysteine sulfinate, and l-aspartate. Chemical name: L-Glutamate-1-carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.15 (12 Dec 1998) |
| aspartate 4-decarboxylase | Aspartate beta-decarboxylase;a carboxy-lyase converting l-aspartate to l-alanine (releasing CO2); it decarboxylates aminomalonate and (in bacteria) removes SO2 from cysteinesulfinate. See: desulfinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aspartate-alpha-decarboxylase | <enzyme> Forms beta-alanine Registry number: EC 4.1.1.11 Synonym: aspartate 1-decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| carboxynorspermidine decarboxylase | <enzyme> Nspc protein isolated from vibrio alginolyticus; genbank d31783 Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: cans dc, nspc gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| malonate saemialdehyde decarboxylase | <enzyme> Forms acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| glutaconyl CoA decarboxylase | <enzyme> Forms crotonyl CoA Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: glutaconyl coenzyme a decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| glutamate decarboxylase | <enzyme> A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyses the alpha-decarboxylation of l-glutamic acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme in determining gaba levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain enzyme also acts on l-cysteate, l-cysteine sulfinate, and l-aspartate. Chemical name: L-Glutamate-1-carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.15 (12 Dec 1998) |
| methionine decarboxylase | <enzyme> From fern dryopteris filix-mas; pyridoxal 5'-phosphate required for activity; converts methionine to 3-(methylthio)propionaldehyde Registry number: EC 4.1.1.57 Synonym: l-methionine decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| phenylacrylic acid decarboxylase | <enzyme> Confers resistance to phenylacrylic acids in yeasts; enzyme from bacillus pumilus catalyses nonoxidative conversion of ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid to 4-vinylguaiacol and 4-vinylphenol, respectively; amino acid sequence in first source Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: cinnamic acid decarboxylase, ferulate decarboxylase, pad1 gene product, ferulic acid decarboxylase, 4-coumarate decarboylase, p-coumarate decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| histidine decarboxylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the decarboxylation of histidine to histamine and carbon dioxide. It requires pyridoxal phosphate in animal tissues, but not in microorganisms. Chemical name: L-Histidine carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.22 (12 Dec 1998) |