| EC |
4.1.1.63 |
| Accepted name: |
protocatechuate decarboxylase |
| Reaction: |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate = catechol + CO2 |
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For diagram of catechol biosynthesis, click here |
| Glossary: |
protocatechuate = 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate |
| Other name(s): |
3,4-dihydrobenzoate decarboxylase; protocatechuate carboxy-lyase |
| Systematic name: |
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming) |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-55-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
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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