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EC 4.1.1.62     
Accepted name: gentisate decarboxylase
Reaction: 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate = hydroquinone + CO2
Glossary: gentisate = 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate
Other name(s): 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase; gentisate carboxy-lyase
Systematic name: 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (hydroquinone-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37290-54-3
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]
[EC 4.1.1.62 created 1972]
 
 


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