Salicylate decarboxylase

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

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EC number 4.1.1.91 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Salicylate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.91, salicylic acid decarboxylase, Scd) is an enzyme with systematic name salicylate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

salicylate ⇌ phenol + CO₂

In the reverse direction the enzyme catalyses the regioselective carboxylation of phenol into salicylate.

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Salicylate decarboxylase Wikipedia

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