Tartrate decarboxylase

In enzymology, a tartrate decarboxylase (EC number|4.1.1.73) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:(R,R)-tartrate $ightleftharpoons$ D-glycerate + CO₂

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, (R,R)-tartrate, and two products, D-glycerate 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 (R,R)-tartrate carboxy-lyase (D-glycerate-forming). This enzyme is also called (R,R)-tartrate carboxy-lyase.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|124248-30-2."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes