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Preferred term

Pyruvate Decarboxylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Catalyzes the decarboxylation of an alpha keto acid to an aldehyde and carbon dioxide. Thiamine pyrophosphate is an essential cofactor. In lower organisms, which ferment glucose to ethanol and carbon dioxide, the enzyme irreversibly decarboxylates pyruvate to acetaldehyde. EC 4.1.1.1.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2-Oxo Acid Carboxy-Lyase
  • 9001-04-1 (CAS RN)
  • alpha-Carboxylase
  • alpha-Ketoacid Carboxylase
  • Pyruvic Decarboxylase

In other languages

  • French

  • 2-oxo-acid carboxy-lyase
  • 9001-04-1 (CAS RN)
  • Alpha-carboxylase
  • Alpha-ketoacid carboxylase

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q04MSG3Z-W

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