Stipitatonate decarboxylase

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stipitatonate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.4.1.1.60
CAS no.37290-52-1
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The enzyme stipitatonate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.60) catalyzes the chemical reaction

stipitatonate stipitatate + 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 stipitatonate carboxy-lyase (decyclizing, stipitatate-forming). This enzyme is also called stipitatonate carboxy-lyase (decyclizing).

References[edit]

  • Bentley R, Thiessen CP (November 1963). "Biosynthesis of tropolones in Penicillium stipitatum. V. Preparation and properties of stipitatonic acid decarboxylase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238: 3811–6. PMID 14109225.