Requires a divalent metal cation. The enzymes from the fish Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod) and the bacterium Micrococcus luteus prefer Mn2+, while those from the bacteria Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa prefer Mg2+. Unlike EC 7.2.4.2 [oxaloacetate decarboxylase (Na+ extruding)], there is no evidence of the enzyme's involvement in Na+ transport.
History
EC 4.1.1.112 created 1961 as EC 4.1.1.3, modified 1986, modified 2000, part transferred 2018 to EC 4.1.1.112
Narayanan BC, Niu W, Han Y, Zou J, Mariano PS, Dunaway-Mariano D, Herzberg O
Title
Structure and function of PA4872 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a novel class of oxaloacetate decarboxylase from the PEP mutase/isocitrate lyase superfamily.