Protocatechuate decarboxylase

protocatechuate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.1.63
CAS number 37290-55-4
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a protocatechuate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.63) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3,4-dihydroxybenzoate \rightleftharpoons catechol + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, and two products, catechol and CO2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming). Other names in common use include 3,4-dihydrobenzoate decarboxylase, and protocatechuate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation.

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