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Carboxynorspermidine decarboxylase

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EC number
  
4.1.1.96

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Carboxynorspermidine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.96, carboxyspermidine decarboxylase, CANSDC, VC1623 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name carboxynorspermidine carboxy-lyase (bis(3-aminopropyl)amine-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) carboxynorspermidine ⇌ bis(3-aminopropyl)amine + CO2 (2) carboxyspermidine ⇌ spermidine + CO2

This enzyme contains pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.

References

Carboxynorspermidine decarboxylase Wikipedia
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