Uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase

Uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase

In enzymology, an uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase (EC number|4.1.1.66) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:uracil 5-carboxylate ightleftharpoons uracil + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, uracil 5-carboxylate, and two products, uracil 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 uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase (uracil-forming). Other names in common use include uracil-5-carboxylic acid decarboxylase, and uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|59299-01-3."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes


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