EC |
4.1.1.61 |
Accepted name: |
4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
4-hydroxybenzoate = phenol + CO2 |
Other name(s): |
p-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase; 4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase |
Systematic name: |
4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (phenol-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-53-2 |
References: |
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Grant, D.J.W. and Patel, J.C. Non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid, and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes). J. Microbiol. Serol. 35 (1969) 325–343. [PMID: 5309907] |
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Tschech, A. and Fuchs, G. Anaerobic degradation of phenol via carboxylation to 4-hydroxybenzoate - in vitro study of isotope exchange between (CO2)-C-14 and 4-hydroxybenzoate. Arch. Microbiol. 152 (1989) 594–599. |
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