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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
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