Aminobenzoate decarboxylase

The enzyme aminobenzoate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.24) catalyzes the chemical reaction

4(or 2)-aminobenzoate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ aniline + CO₂

aminobenzoate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.24
CAS no.	9024-73-1
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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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-aminobenzoate and 2-aminobenzoate, whereas its two products are aniline and 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 aminobenzoate carboxy-lyase (aniline-forming). It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.