O-pyrocatechuate decarboxylase

The enzyme o-pyrocatechuate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.46) catalyzes the chemical reaction

2,3-dihydroxybenzoate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ catechol + CO₂

o-pyrocatechuate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.46
CAS no.	37289-48-8
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 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (catechol-forming). This enzyme is also called 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation and carbazole degradation.