Arylmalonate decarboxylase

The enzyme arylmalonate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.76) catalyzes the chemical reaction

2-aryl-2-methylmalonate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-arylpropanoate + CO₂

arylmalonate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.76
CAS no.	144713-36-0
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 2-aryl-2-methylmalonate carboxy-lyase (2-arylpropanoate-forming). Other names in common use include AMDASE, 2-aryl-2-methylmalonate carboxy-lyase, and 2-aryl-2-methylmalonate carboxy-lyase (2-arylpropionate-forming).

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code 2DGD.