Biology:Carnitine decarboxylase
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| EC number | 4.1.1.42 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 37237-38-0 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme carnitine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.42) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- carnitine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 2-methylcholine + CO2
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is carnitine carboxy-lyase (2-methylcholine-forming). This enzyme is also called carnitine carboxy-lyase.[citation needed] It employs one cofactor, ATP.
References
- "Carnitine decarboxylase. The conversion of carnitine to beta-methylcholine". J. Biol. Chem. 242 (1): 32–9. 1967. PMID 6016331.
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