Acetylenedicarboxylate decarboxylase

In enzymology, an acetylenedicarboxylate decarboxylase (EC number|4.1.1.78) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:acetylenedicarboxylate + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ pyruvate + CO₂

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are acetylenedicarboxylate and H₂O, whereas its two products are pyruvate 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 acetylenedicarboxylate carboxy-lyase (pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include acetylenedicarboxylate hydratase, acetylenedicarboxylate hydrase, and acetylenedicarboxylate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in pyruvate metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|72561-10-5."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes