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EC 4.1.1.102 Details
EC number
4.1.1.102
Accepted name
phenacrylate decarboxylase
Reaction
(1) 4-coumarate = 4-vinylphenol + CO2;;(2) trans-cinnamate = styrene + CO2;;(3) ferulate = 4-vinylguaiacol + CO2
Other name(s)
FDC1 (gene name), ferulic acid decarboxylase
Systematic name
3-phenylprop-2-enoate carboxy-lyase
Comment
The enzyme, found in fungi, catalyses the decarboxylation of phenacrylic acids present in plant cell walls. It requires a prenylated flavin cofactor that is produced by EC 2.5.1.129, flavin prenyltransferase.
History
created 2015
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003