The Enzyme Database

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EC 4.1.1.79     
Accepted name: sulfopyruvate decarboxylase
Reaction: 3-sulfopyruvate = 2-sulfoacetaldehyde + CO2
For diagram of coenzyme-M biosynthesis, click here
Glossary: thiamine diphosphate = 3-[(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-5-(2-diphosphoethyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazolium
2-sulfoacetaldehyde = 2-oxoethanesulfonate
Other name(s): sulfopyruvate carboxy-lyase
Systematic name: 3-sulfopyruvate carboxy-lyase (2-sulfoacetaldehyde-forming)
Comments: Requires thiamine diphosphate. Does not decarboxylate pyruvate or phosphonopyruvate. The enzyme appears to be oxygen-sensitive.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 303155-97-7
References:
1.  Graupner, M., Xu, H. and White, R.H. Identification of the gene encoding sulfopyruvate decarboxylase, an enzyme involved in biosynthesis of coenzyme M. J. Bacteriol. 182 (2000) 4862–4867. [DOI] [PMID: 10940029]
[EC 4.1.1.79 created 2002]
 
 


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