Octadecanal decarbonylase
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Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme octadecanal decarbonylase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- octadecanal heptadecane + CO
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases. The 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 inhibit this enzyme.
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