4-oxalocrotonate decarboxylase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme 4-oxalocrotonate decarboxylase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-oxalocrotonate $\rightleftharpoons$ 2-oxopent-4-enoate + CO₂

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-oxalocrotonate carboxy-lyase (2-oxopent-4-enoate-forming). This enzyme is also called 4-oxalocrotonate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in 3 metabolic pathways: benzoate degradation via hydroxylation, toluene and xylene degradation, and fluorene degradation.

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