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EC | 4.1.1.116 | ||
Accepted name: | D-ornithine/D-lysine decarboxylase | ||
Reaction: | (1) D-ornithine = putrescine + CO2 (2) D-lysine = cadaverine + CO2 |
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Glossary: | cadaverine = pentane-1,5-diamine putrescine = butane-1,4-diamine |
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Other name(s): | dokD (gene name); DOKDC | ||
Systematic name: | D-ornithine/D-lysine carboxy-lyase | ||
Comments: | The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium LT2, is specific for D-ornithine and D-lysine. Requires pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. | ||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||
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