KEGG   ENZYME: 4.1.1.62
Entry
EC 4.1.1.62                 Enzyme                                 
Name
gentisate decarboxylase;
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase;
gentisate carboxy-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
Sysname
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (hydroquinone-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate = hydroquinone + CO2 [RN:R02489]
Reaction(KEGG)
R02489
Substrate
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate [CPD:C00628]
Product
hydroquinone [CPD:C00530];
CO2 [CPD:C00011]
History
EC 4.1.1.62 created 1972
Pathway
ec00350  Tyrosine metabolism
ec01100  Metabolic pathways
ec01120  Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Reference
1  [PMID:5309907]
  Authors
Grant DJ, Patel JC
  Title
The non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes).
  Journal
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 35:325-43 (1969)
DOI:10.1007/bf02219153
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.62
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.1.1.62
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.1.62
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.62
CAS: 37290-54-3

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