| EC |
4.1.1.105 |
| Accepted name: |
L-tryptophan decarboxylase |
| Reaction: |
L-tryptophan = tryptamine + CO2 |
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For diagram of psilocybin biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
psiD (gene name); TDC (gene name) |
| Systematic name: |
L-tryptophan carboxy-lyase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme has been characterized from bacteria, plants, and fungi. Unlike EC 4.1.1.28, aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase, this enzyme is specific for L-tryptophan. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
| 1. |
Noe, W., Mollenschott, C. and Berlin, J. Tryptophan decarboxylase from Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures: purification, molecular and kinetic data of the homogenous protein. Plant Mol. Biol. 3 (1984) 281–288. [DOI] [PMID: 24310513] |
| 2. |
Buki, K.G., Vinh, D.Q. and Horvath, I. Partial purification and some properties of tryptophan decarboxylase from a Bacillus strain. Acta Microbiol Hung 32 (1985) 65–73. [PMID: 4036551] |
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Nakazawa, H., Kumagai, H. and Yamada, H. Constitutive aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase from Micrococcus percitreus. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 61 (1974) 75–82. [DOI] [PMID: 4441405] |
| 4. |
Lopez-Meyer, M. and Nessler, C.L. Tryptophan decarboxylase is encoded by two autonomously regulated genes in Camptotheca acuminata which are differentially expressed during development and stress. Plant J. 11 (1997) 1167–1175. [DOI] [PMID: 9225462] |
| 5. |
Fricke, J., Blei, F. and Hoffmeister, D. Enzymatic synthesis of psilocybin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 56 (2017) 12352–12355. [DOI] [PMID: 28763571] |
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