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Preferred term

Glutamate Decarboxylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the alpha-decarboxylation of L-glutamic acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme in determining GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain enzyme also acts on L-cysteate, L-cysteine sulfinate, and L-aspartate. EC 4.1.1.15.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glutamate Carboxy-Lyase
  • Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase
  • L-Glutamate-1-carboxy-lyase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BBBQ8Z34-T

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