EC |
4.1.1.56 |
Accepted name: |
3-oxolaurate decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
3-oxododecanoate = 2-undecanone + CO2 |
Other name(s): |
β-ketolaurate decarboxylase; β-ketoacyl decarboxylase; 3-oxododecanoate carboxy-lyase |
Systematic name: |
3-oxododecanoate carboxy-lyase (2-undecanone-forming) |
Comments: |
Also decarboxylates other C14 to C16 oxo acids. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37290-49-6 |
References: |
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Franke, W., Platzeck, A. and Eichhorn, G. [On the knowledge of fatty acid catabolism by mold fungi. III. On a decarboxylase for average β-ketomonocarbonic acids (β-ketolaurate decarboxylase)] Arch. Mikrobiol. 40 (1961) 73–93. [PMID: 13701396] |
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[EC 4.1.1.56 created 1972] |
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