Octadecanal decarbonylase

octadecanal decarbonylase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.99.5
CAS number 94185-90-7
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, an octadecanal decarbonylase (EC 4.1.99.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

octadecanal heptadecane + CO

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, octadecanal, and two products, heptadecane and CO.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is octadecanal alkane-lyase. Other names in common use include decarbonylase, and aldehyde decarbonylase. At least one compound, EDTA is known to inhibit this enzyme.

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