EC |
4.1.1.11 |
Accepted name: |
aspartate 1-decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
L-aspartate = β-alanine + CO2 |
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For diagram of the early stages of CoA biosynthesis, click here |
Other name(s): |
aspartate α-decarboxylase; L-aspartate α-decarboxylase; aspartic α-decarboxylase; L-aspartate 1-carboxy-lyase |
Systematic name: |
L-aspartate 1-carboxy-lyase (β-alanine-forming) |
Comments: |
The Escherichia coli enzyme contains a pyruvoyl group. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-58-2 |
References: |
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Williamson, J.M. and Brown, G.M. Purification and properties of L-aspartate-α-decarboxylase, an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of β-alanine in Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 254 (1979) 8074–8082. [PMID: 381298] |
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[EC 4.1.1.11 created 1961, deleted 1972, reinstated 1984] |
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