Acetylenedicarboxylate decarboxylase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme acetylenedicarboxylate decarboxylase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction

acetylenedicarboxylate + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ pyruvate + 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 acetylenedicarboxylate carboxy-lyase (pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include acetylenedicarboxylate hydratase, acetylenedicarboxylate hydrase, and acetylenedicarboxylate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in pyruvate metabolism.

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