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EC 4.1.1.99 Details
EC number
4.1.1.99
Accepted name
phosphomevalonate decarboxylase
Reaction
ATP + (R)-5-phosphomevalonate = ADP + phosphate + isopentenyl phosphate + CO2
Systematic name
ATP:(R)-5-phosphomevalonate carboxy-lyase (adding ATP; isopentenyl-phosphate-forming)
Comment
The enzyme participates in a mevalonate pathway that occurs in halophilic archaea. The activity is also present in eubacteria of the Chloroflexi phylum. cf. EC 4.1.1.33, diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase, and EC 4.1.1.110, bisphosphomevalonate decarboxylase.
History
created 2014, modified 2018
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