1,3-dihydroxybenzene [CPD:C01751];
CO2 [CPD:C00011]
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from several bacterial strains, is involved in the degradation of gamma-resorcylate. It contains a zinc ion and a water molecule at the active site. The reaction is reversible, but equilibrium greatly favors the decarboxylation reaction.
Ishii Y, Narimatsu Y, Iwasaki Y, Arai N, Kino K, Kirimura K
Title
Reversible and nonoxidative gamma-resorcylic acid decarboxylase: characterization and gene cloning of a novel enzyme catalyzing carboxylation of resorcinol, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, from Rhizobium radiobacter.