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| Name       = octadecanal decarbonylase
| EC_number  = 4.1.99.5
| CAS_number = 94185-90-7
| GO_code    = 0009924
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The [[enzyme]] '''octadecanal decarbonylase''' ({{EnzExplorer|4.1.99.5}}) [[catalysis|catalyzes]] the [[chemical reaction]]

:octadecanal <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> heptadecane + CO

This enzyme belongs to the family of [[lyase]]s, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases.  The [[List of enzymes|systematic name]] of this enzyme class is '''octadecanal alkane-lyase'''. Other names in common use include '''decarbonylase''', and '''aldehyde decarbonylase'''.  At least one compound, [[EDTA]] is known to [[enzyme inhibitor|inhibit this enzyme]].

==References==
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* {{cite journal |vauthors=Cheesbrough TM, Kolattukudy PE | date = 1984 | title = Alkane biosynthesis by decarbonylation of aldehydes catalyzed by a particulate preparation from Pisum sativum | journal = Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.  | volume = 81 | pages = 6613&ndash;7  | pmid = 6593720 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.81.21.6613 | issue = 21 | pmc = 391980 | bibcode = 1984PNAS...81.6613C | doi-access = free }}

{{Carbon-carbon lyases}}
{{Enzymes}}
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[[Category:EC 4.1.99]]
[[Category:Enzymes of unknown structure]]


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