Biology:Stipitatonate decarboxylase

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stipitatonate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC number4.1.1.60
CAS number37290-52-1
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme stipitatonate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.60) catalyzes the chemical reaction

stipitatonate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] stipitatate + 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 stipitatonate carboxy-lyase (decyclizing, stipitatate-forming). This enzyme is also called stipitatonate carboxy-lyase (decyclizing).

References

  • "Biosynthesis of tropolones in Penicillium stipitatum. V. Preparation and properties of stipitatonic acid decarboxylase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 238: 3811–6. November 1963. PMID 14109225.