EC 4.1.1.18 - Lysine decarboxylase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 4.1.1.18
Names
Accepted name:
lysine decarboxylase
Other
name:
L-lysine carboxy-lyase
Systematic name:
L-lysine carboxy-lyase (cadaverine-forming)
Reaction
- L-lysine = cadaverine + CO2
Cofactor
Comments:
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on 5-hydroxy-L-lysine.
Links to other databases
Protein domains and families:
PROSITE:PDOC00585
Gene Ontology:
GO:0008923
CAS Registry Number:
9024-76-4
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:
DCLO_SELRU
DCLY_HAFAL
LDCA_PSEAE
LDCC_ECOLI
LDCI_ECO57
LDCI_ECOLI
LDCI_SALTI
LDCI_SALTY
References
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Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases. 1. l(+)-lysine decarboxylase.Biochem. J. 38 : 232-242 (1944).
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Crystalline lysine decarboxylase.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 : 34-39 (1969). [PMID: 5762458]
[EC 4.1.1.18 created 1961]