Uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- uracil 5-carboxylate uracil + 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 uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase (uracil-forming). Other names in common use include uracil-5-carboxylic acid decarboxylase, and uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase.
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