KEGG   ENZYME: 4.1.1.63
Entry
EC 4.1.1.63                 Enzyme                                 
Name
protocatechuate decarboxylase;
3,4-dihydrobenzoate decarboxylase;
protocatechuate carboxy-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
Sysname
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate = catechol + CO2 [RN:R00822]
Reaction(KEGG)
R00822
Substrate
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate [CPD:C00230]
Product
catechol [CPD:C00090];
CO2 [CPD:C00011]
History
EC 4.1.1.63 created 1972
Pathway
ec00362  Benzoate degradation
Reference
1  [PMID:5309907]
  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
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 35:325-43 (1969)
DOI:10.1007/bf02219153
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.63
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.1.1.63
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.1.63
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 4.1.1.63
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.63
CAS: 37290-55-4
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