Gallate decarboxylase

The enzyme gallate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.59) catalyzes the chemical reaction

3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ pyrogallol + CO₂

gallate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.59
CAS no.	37290-51-0
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 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (pyrogallol-forming). Other names in common use include gallic acid decarboxylase and gallate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via CoA ligation.