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4.1.1.61

Accepted name:

4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase

Reaction:

4-hydroxybenzoate = phenol + CO₂

Other name(s):

p-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase; 4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase

Systematic name:

4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (phenol-forming)

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-53-2

References:

1.	Grant, D.J.W. and Patel, J.C. Non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid, and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes). J. Microbiol. Serol. 35 (1969) 325–343. [PMID: 5309907]
2.	Tschech, A. and Fuchs, G. Anaerobic degradation of phenol via carboxylation to 4-hydroxybenzoate - in vitro study of isotope exchange between (CO₂)-C-14 and 4-hydroxybenzoate. Arch. Microbiol. 152 (1989) 594–599.

[EC 4.1.1.61 created 1972]