Lysine decarboxylase

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Cadaverine synthesis
Identifiers
EC no. 4.1.1.18
CAS no. 9024-76-4
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The enzyme Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) converts lysine to cadaverine. [1] [2]

Abbreviated as Ldc, the enzyme is involved in acid-stress response in Enterobacteria. The mode of action is the proton consumption, thereby reducing the overall acidity of its environnement.

References

  1. Gale EF, Epps HM (1944). "Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases: 1. l(+)-lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. J. 38 (3): 232–42. doi:10.1042/bj0380232. PMC   1258073 . PMID   16747785.
  2. Soda K, Moriguchi M (January 1969). "Crystalline lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 (1): 34–9. Bibcode:1969BBRC...34...34S. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(69)90524-5. PMID   5762458.