Biology:Lysine decarboxylase

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Cadaverine synthesis
Identifiers
EC number4.1.1.18
CAS number9024-76-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) converts lysine to cadaverine.[1][2]

Abbreviated as Ldc, the enzyme is involved in acid-stress response in Enterobacteria. The mode of action is the proton consumption, thereby reducing the overall acidity of its environnement.

References

  1. "Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases: 1. l(+)-lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. J. 38 (3): 232–42. 1944. doi:10.1042/bj0380232. PMID 16747785. 
  2. "Crystalline lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 (1): 34–9. January 1969. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(69)90524-5. PMID 5762458. 

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