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Literature summary for 4.1.1.28 extracted from

  • Siaterli, M.Z.; Vassilacopoulou, D.; Fragoulis, E.G.
    Cloning and expression of human placental L-Dopa decarboxylase (2003), Neurochem. Res., 28, 797-803.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
cDNA, alternative mRNA splice variants, neuronal and nonneuronal Homo sapiens

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.13
-
L-Dopa pH 8.0, 37°C Homo sapiens

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
50000
-
2 * 50000, SDS-PAGE Homo sapiens
54000
-
recombinant enzyme, immunoblotting Homo sapiens

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-tryptophan Homo sapiens
-
tryptamine + CO2
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
-
human
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant enzyme Homo sapiens

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
specific activity 490 U/mg, enzyme activity is expressed in nanomole of substrate transformed per minute per milliliter of enzyme preparation Homo sapiens

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-Dopa
-
Homo sapiens dopamine + CO2
-
?
L-tryptophan
-
Homo sapiens tryptamine + CO2
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homodimer 2 * 50000, SDS-PAGE Homo sapiens

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
-
Homo sapiens
DDC
-
Homo sapiens
L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase
-
Homo sapiens
L-DOPA decarboxylase
-
Homo sapiens

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
-
Homo sapiens