Carnitine decarboxylase

carnitine decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.1.42
CAS number 37237-38-0
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 / EGO

In enzymology, a carnitine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.42) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

carnitine 2-methylcholine + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, carnitine, and two products, 2-methylcholine 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 carnitine carboxy-lyase (2-methylcholine-forming). This enzyme is also called carnitine carboxy-lyase. It employs one cofactor, ATP.

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