Carboxy-lyases, also known as decarboxylases, are carbon-carbon lyases that add or remove a carboxyl group from organic compounds. These enzymes catalyze the decarboxylation of amino acids, beta-keto acids and alpha-keto acids[1].
Carboxy-lyases are categorized under EC number 4.1.1. [2] Usually, they are named after the substrate whose decarboxylation they catalyze, for example Pyruvate decarboxylase catalyzes the decarboxylation of Pyruvate
![]() | This enzyme-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| |
---|---|
Activity |
|
Regulation |
|
Classification |
|
Kinetics |
|
Types |
|
This article has not been added to any content categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles, in addition to a stub category. (July 2007)
|