| EC |
4.1.1.42 |
| Accepted name: |
carnitine decarboxylase |
| Reaction: |
carnitine = 2-methylcholine + CO2 |
| Other name(s): |
carnitine carboxy-lyase |
| Systematic name: |
carnitine carboxy-lyase (2-methylcholine-forming) |
| Comments: |
Requires ATP. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37237-38-0 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Khairallah, E.A. and Wolf, G. Carnitine decarboxylase. The conversion of carnitine to β-methylcholine. J. Biol. Chem. 242 (1967) 32–39. [PMID: 6016331] |
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| [EC 4.1.1.42 created 1972] |
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