Methionine decarboxylase

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In enzymology, a methionine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.57) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-methionine 3-methylthiopropanamine + CO₂

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-methionine, and two products, 3-methylthiopropanamine 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 L-methionine carboxy-lyase (3-methylthiopropanamine-forming). Other names in common use include L-methionine decarboxylase, and L-methionine carboxy-lyase.

[edit] References

• IUBMB entry for 4.1.1.57
• BRENDA references for 4.1.1.57 (Recommended.)
• PubMed references for 4.1.1.57
• PubMed Central references for 4.1.1.57
• Google Scholar references for 4.1.1.57
• Hagion H and Nakayama K (1968). "Amino acid metabolism in microorganisms. Part IV. L-Methionine decarboxylase produced by Streptomyces strain". Agric. Biol. Chem. 32: 727–733. 

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 37290-50-9.

• IUBMB entry for 4.1.1.57

• KEGG entry for 4.1.1.57

• BRENDA entry for 4.1.1.57

• NiceZyme view of 4.1.1.57

• EC2PDB: PDB structures for 4.1.1.57

• PRIAM entry for 4.1.1.57

• PUMA2 entry for 4.1.1.57

• IntEnz: Integrated Enzyme entry for 4.1.1.57

• MetaCyc entry for 4.1.1.57

• Atomic-resolution structures of enzymes belonging to this class

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes

• EGO entry for GO code 0050095: methionine decarboxylase

• AMIGO entry for GO code 0050095: methionine decarboxylase