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Literature summary for 4.1.1.37 extracted from

  • Roberts, A.G.; Elder, G.H.
    Purification and properties of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase from human erythrocytes (1997), Methods Enzymol., 281, 349-355.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Reducing agents required Homo sapiens

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate)
-
Homo sapiens
Butanedione
-
Homo sapiens
Cu2+
-
Homo sapiens
diethyldicarbonate reversed by hydroxylamine Homo sapiens
Hg2+
-
Homo sapiens
NEM prior incubation with 5-COOH-porphyrinogen III prevents inactivation Homo sapiens
PCMB
-
Homo sapiens
Phenylglyoxal
-
Homo sapiens
Pt2+
-
Homo sapiens

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.00005
-
5-COOH-porphyrinogen III
-
Homo sapiens
0.00007
-
5-COOH-porphyrinogen I
-
Homo sapiens
0.00035
-
uroporphyrinogen III
-
Homo sapiens
0.0008
-
Uroporphyrinogen I
-
Homo sapiens

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol
-
Homo sapiens 5829
-

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
40831
-
x * 40831, calculation from nucleotide sequence Homo sapiens
58000
-
gel filtration Homo sapiens

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
additional information Homo sapiens enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway ?
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
-
-
-

Oxidation Stability

Oxidation Stability Organism
rapid inactivation by uroporphyrin-catalyzed photooxidation Homo sapiens

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Homo sapiens

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
erythrocyte
-
Homo sapiens
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
-
Homo sapiens

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5-COOH-porphyrinogen I
-
Homo sapiens Coproporphyrinogen I + CO2
-
?
5-COOH-porphyrinogen III
-
Homo sapiens Coproporphyrinogen III + CO2
-
?
additional information enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway Homo sapiens ?
-
?
uroporphyrinogen I
-
Homo sapiens coproporphyrinogen I + 4 CO2
-
?
Uroporphyrinogen III
-
Homo sapiens Coproporphyrinogen III + 4 CO2
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 40831, calculation from nucleotide sequence Homo sapiens
? x * 39500-41000, SDS-PAGE Homo sapiens

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
5.4
-
-
Homo sapiens
6.2
-
-
Homo sapiens
6.8
-
with uroporphyrinogen III or 5-COOH-porphyrinogen III as substrate Homo sapiens