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EC 4.1.1.28 Details
EC number
4.1.1.28
Accepted name
aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
Reaction
(1) L-dopa = dopamine + CO2;;(2) 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan = 5-hydroxytryptamine + CO2
Other name(s)
DOPA decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase, hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, L-DOPA decarboxylase, aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase (tryptamine-forming)
Systematic name
aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase
CAS registry number
9042-64-2
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme also acts on some other aromatic L-amino acids, including L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine and L-phenylalanine.
History
created 1961 (EC 4.1.1.26 and EC 4.1.1.27 both created 1961 and incorporated 1972)
EC Tree
4.1.1.10 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.13 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.26 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.1.1.27 created 1961, deleted 1972