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EC 4.1.1.91 Details
EC number
4.1.1.91
Accepted name
salicylate decarboxylase
Reaction
salicylate = phenol + CO2
Other name(s)
salicylic acid decarboxylase, Scd
Systematic name
salicylate carboxy-lyase
Comment
In the reverse direction the enzyme catalyses the regioselective carboxylation of phenol into stoichiometric amounts of salicylate. The enzyme also catalyses the reversible decarboxylation of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoate, 2,6-dihydroxybenzoate, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate and 4-aminosalicylate [1].
History
created 2011
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