D-dopachrome decarboxylase

D-dopachrome decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.1.84
CAS number 184111-06-6
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

In enzymology, a D-dopachrome decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.84) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-dopachrome 5,6-dihydroxyindole + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-dopachrome, and two products, 5,6-dihydroxyindole 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 D-dopachrome carboxy-lyase (5,6-dihydroxyindole-forming). Other names in common use include phenylpyruvate tautomerase II, D-tautomerase, D-dopachrome tautomerase, and D-dopachrome carboxy-lyase.

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