| EC |
4.1.1.18 |
| Accepted name: |
lysine decarboxylase |
| Reaction: |
L-lysine = cadaverine + CO2 |
| Other name(s): |
L-lysine carboxy-lyase |
| Systematic name: |
L-lysine carboxy-lyase (cadaverine-forming) |
| Comments: |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on 5-hydroxy-L-lysine. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-76-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Gale, E.F. and Epps, H.M.R. Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases. 1. l(+)-lysine decarboxylase. Biochem. J. 38 (1944) 232–242. [DOI] [PMID: 16747785] |
| 2. |
Soda, K. and Moriguchi, M. Crystalline lysine decarboxylase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 (1969) 34–39. [DOI] [PMID: 5762458] |
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