Hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase

hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.1.40
CAS number 37289-43-3
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.40) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

hydroxypyruvate glycolaldehyde + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, hydroxypyruvate, and two products, glycolaldehyde and CO2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase (glycolaldehyde-forming). This enzyme is also called hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.

References

    • HEDRICK JL, SALLACH HJ (1964). "THE NONOXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF HYDROXYPYRUVATE IN MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 105 (2): 261&ndash, 9. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(64)90007-4. PMID 14186730.


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