4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase

The enzyme 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.55) catalyzes the chemical reaction

4,5-dihydroxyphthalate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + CO₂

4,5-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.55
CAS no.	37290-48-5
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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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 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate carboxy-lyase (3,4-dihydroxybenzoate-forming). This enzyme is also called 4,5-dihydroxyphthalate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in 2,4-dichlorobenzoate degradation.