| sulfoalanine decarboxylase | <enzyme> Cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase II is an aspect of glutamate decarboxylase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.29 Synonym: cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase, csa decarboxylase, cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase, cysteinesulfinic acid decarboxylase, cysteinesulfinate decarboxylase, cysteine sulphinate decarboxylase, cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase i (26 Jun 1999) |
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| decarboxylase | Any enzyme (EC subclass 4.1.1) that removes a molecule of carbon dioxide from a carboxylic group (e.g., from an alpha-amino acid, converting it into an amine). (05 Mar 2000) |
| dopa decarboxylase | <enzyme> One of the aromatic-l-amino-acid decarboxylases, this enzyme is responsible for the conversion of dopa to dopamine. It is of clinical importance in the treatment of parkinson's disease. Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| indolepyruvate decarboxylase | <enzyme> From enterobacter cloacae; catalyses the conversion of indole-3-pyruvic acid to indole-3-acetaldehyde Registry number: EC 4.1.1- Synonym: ipdcase (26 Jun 1999) |
| OMP decarboxylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of OMP to UMP and CO2; a defect or inhibition of this enzyme will result in orotic aciduria and orotidinuria; this enzyme is a part of pyrimidine biosynthesis. Compare: uridylic acid synthase. Synonym: OMP decarboxylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ornithine decarboxylase | <enzyme> The enzyme that converts ornithine to putrescine (dibasic amine) by decarboxylation. Rate limiting in the synthesis of the polyamines spermidime and spermine that regulate DNA synthesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 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) |
| orotidylic acid decarboxylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of OMP to UMP and CO2; a defect or inhibition of this enzyme will result in orotic aciduria and orotidinuria; this enzyme is a part of pyrimidine biosynthesis. Compare: uridylic acid synthase. Synonym: OMP decarboxylase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxalyl CoA decarboxylase | <enzyme> Catalyses the thiamine ppi-dependent decarboxylation of oxalyl-CoA to formate and carbon dioxide Registry number: EC 4.1.1.8 Synonym: oxalyl coenzyme a decarboxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| tryptophan 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) |
| tyrosine decarboxylase | <enzyme> A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyses the conversion of l-tyrosine to tyramine and carbon dioxide. The bacterial enzyme also acts on 3-hydroxytyrosine and, more slowly, on 3-hydroxyphenylalanine. Chemical name: L-Tyrosine carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.25 (12 Dec 1998) |
| uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase | <enzyme> One of the enzymes active in haem biosynthesis. It catalyses the decarboxylation of uroporphyrinogen III to coproporphyrinogen III by the conversion of four acetic acid groups to four methyl groups. Chemical name: Uroporphyrinogen-III carboxy-lyase Registry number: EC 4.1.1.37 (12 Dec 1998) |
| 2,4-diaminobutyrate decarboxylase | <enzyme> Has significant similarity to other pyridoxal phosphate- dependent decarboxylases; partial amino acid sequence of enzyme from acinetobacter baumannii given in first source Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- Synonym: daba-dc, ddc gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| 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) |
| lactic acid oxidative decarboxylase | A flavoprotein oxidoreductase catalyzing oxidation (with O2) of l-lactate to acetate plus CO2 and water. Synonym: lactic acid oxidative decarboxylase. (05 Mar 2000) |