| Entry |
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| Name |
carnitine decarboxylase;
carnitine carboxy-lyase
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| Class |
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
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| Sysname |
carnitine carboxy-lyase (2-methylcholine-forming)
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
carnitine = 2-methylcholine + CO2 [RN: R02398]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Requires ATP.
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| History |
EC 4.1.1.42 created 1972
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Khairallah EA, Wolf G. |
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| Title |
Carnitine decarboxylase. The conversion of carnitine to beta-methylcholine. |
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| Journal |
J Biol Chem 242:32-9 (1967) |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 4.1.1.42 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 4.1.1.42 |
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