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Decarboxylation. Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide (CO 2).Usually, decarboxylation refers to a reaction of carboxylic acids, removing a carbon atom from a carbon chain.
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 ...
Pyruvate decarboxylase is an enzyme (EC 4.1.1.1) that catalyses the decarboxylation of pyruvic acid to acetaldehyde. It is also called 2-oxo-acid carboxylase, alpha-ketoacid carboxylase, and pyruvic decarboxylase. [ 1 ]
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase is active as a homodimer.Before addition of the pyridoxal phosphate cofactor, the apoenzyme exists in an open conformation. Upon cofactor binding, a large structural transformation occurs as the subunits pull closer and close the active site.
In enzymology, an oxalate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.2) is an oxalate degrading enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction oxalate + H + ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } formate + CO 2 Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are oxalate and H + , whereas its two products are formate and CO 2 .
In animal tissue, BCKDC catalyzes an irreversible step [2] in the catabolism of the branched-chain amino acids L-isoleucine, L-valine, and L-leucine, acting on their deaminated derivatives (L-alpha-keto-beta-methylvalerate, alpha-ketoisovalerate, and alpha-ketoisocaproate, respectively) and converting them [3] to α-Methylbutyryl-CoA, Isobutyryl-CoA and Isovaleryl-CoA respectively.
The enzyme histidine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.22, HDC) is transcribed on chromosome 15, region q21.1-21.2, and catalyzes the decarboxylation of histidine to form histamine. In mammals, histamine is an important biogenic amine with regulatory roles in neurotransmission , gastric acid secretion and immune response .
The enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17, ODC) catalyzes the decarboxylation of ornithine (a product of the urea cycle) to form putrescine. This reaction is the committed step in polyamine synthesis. [1] In humans, this protein has 461 amino acids and forms a homodimer. [2] In humans, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is expressed by the ...