| 2,4-diaminobutyric acid decarboxylase | <enzyme> From vibrio alginolyticus; decarboxylates 2,4-diaminobutyric acid to 1,3-diaminopropane Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: 2,4-daba decarboxylase, l-2,3-diaminobutyrate decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| lactic | <physiology> Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. <biochemistry, physiology> Lactic acid, a sirupy, colourless fluid, soluble in water, with an intensely sour taste and strong acid reaction. There are at least three isomeric modifications all having the formula C3H6O3. Sarcolactic or paralactic acid occurs chiefly in dead muscle tissue, while ordinary lactic acid results from fermentation. The two acids are alike in having the same constitution (expressed by the name ethylidene lactic acid), but the latter is optically inactive, while sarcolactic acid rotates the plane of polarization to the right. The third acid, ethylene lactic acid, accompanies sarcolactic acid in the juice of flesh, and is optically inactive. Lactic ferment, an organised ferment (Bacterium lacticum or lactis), which produces lactic fermentation, decomposing the sugar of milk into carbonic and lactic acids, the latter, of which renders the milk sour, and precipitates the casein, thus giving rise to the so-called spontaneous coagulation of milk. Lactic fermentation. See Fermentation. Origin: L. Lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. Lactique. See Lacteal, and cf. Galactic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lactic acidemia | The presence of dextrorotatory lactic acid in the circulating blood. Synonym: lactacidemia. Origin: Lactic acid + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactic acidosis | <biochemistry, physiology> Acidosis caused by accumulation of lactic acid more rapidly than it can be metabolised. It may occur spontaneously or in association with diseases such as diabetes mellitus, leukaemia, or liver failure. (25 Jun 1999) |
| lactic dehydrogenase | <enzyme> The enzyme that catalyses the formation and removal of lactate according to the equation: pyruvate + NADH = lactate NAD. <cell culture> The appearance of lactic dehydrogenase in the medium is often usedas an indication of cell death and the release of cytoplasmic constituents. Acronym: LDH (25 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) |
| 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) |