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Literature summary for 4.1.1.1 extracted from

  • Oba, K.; Uritani, I.
    Pyruvate decarboxylase from sweet potato roots (1982), Methods Enzymol., 90, 528-532.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
EDTA
-
 Ipomoea batatas
phosphate
-
 Ipomoea batatas

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.6
-
 pyruvate
-
 Ipomoea batatas

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ca2+ 0.5 mM, metal ions activate in descending order: Mg2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ca2+ Ipomoea batatas
Mg2+ 0.5 mM, metal ions activate in the descending order: Mg2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ca2+ Ipomoea batatas
Mn2+ 0.5 mM, metal ions activate in descending order: Mg2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ca2+ Ipomoea batatas
Zn2+ 0.5 mM, metal ions activate in descending order: Mg2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ca2+ Ipomoea batatas

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
60000
-
 4 * 60000, SDS-PAGE Ipomoea batatas
240000
-
 disc gel electrophoresis Ipomoea batatas

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Ipomoea batatas
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
 Ipomoea batatas

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
root
-
 Ipomoea batatas
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
12.3
-
-
 Ipomoea batatas

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, little or no loss of activity after several months Ipomoea batatas

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
pyruvate
-
 Ipomoea batatas acetaldehyde + CO2
-
 ?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
tetramer 4 * 60000, SDS-PAGE Ipomoea batatas

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.1 6.6
-
 Ipomoea batatas