Entry
Name
protocatechuate decarboxylase;
3,4-dihydrobenzoate decarboxylase;
protocatechuate carboxy-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate = catechol + CO2 [RN:
R00822 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
3,4-dihydroxybenzoate [CPD:
C00230 ]
Product
History
EC 4.1.1.63 created 1972
Pathway
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: 4.1.1.63
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.1.63
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 4.1.1.63
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