Biology:Uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
| uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 4.1.1.66 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 59299-01-3 | ||||||||
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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 uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.66) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- uracil 5-carboxylate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] uracil + 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 uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase (uracil-forming). Other names in common use include uracil-5-carboxylic acid decarboxylase, and uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase.
References
- "The enzymatic conversion of uracil 5-carboxylic acid to uracil and carbon dioxide". J. Biol. Chem. 245 (24): 6706–10. 1970. PMID 5482775.
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