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EC 4.1.1.43 Details
EC number
4.1.1.43
Accepted name
phenylpyruvate decarboxylase
Reaction
phenylpyruvate = phenylacetaldehyde + CO2
Other name(s)
phenylpyruvate carboxy-lyase, phenylpyruvate carboxy-lyase (phenylacetaldehyde-forming)
Systematic name
3-phenyl-2-oxopropanoate carboxy-lyase (phenylacetaldehyde-forming)
CAS registry number
37289-45-5
Comment
The enzyme from the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense also acts on some other substrates, including (indol-3-yl)pyruvate, with much lower efficiency. However, it only possesses classical Michaelis-Menten kinetics with phenylpyruvate. Aliphatic 2-oxo acids longer that 2-oxohexanoate are not substrates. cf. EC 4.1.1.74, indolepyruvate decarboxylase.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
4.1.1.10 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.13 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.26 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.27 created 1961, deleted 1972