Entry
Name
gentisate decarboxylase;
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase;
gentisate carboxy-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (hydroquinone-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate = hydroquinone + CO2 [RN:
R02489 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate [CPD:
C00628 ]
Product
History
EC 4.1.1.62 created 1972
Pathway
ec01120 Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Reference
Authors
Grant DJ, Patel JC
Title
The non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes).
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.62
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.1.62
LinkDB
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