Octadecanal decarbonylase
| octadecanal decarbonylase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.1.99.5 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 94185-90-7 | ||||||||
| 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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In enzymology, an octadecanal decarbonylase (EC 4.1.99.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- octadecanal heptadecane + CO
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, octadecanal, and two products, heptadecane and CO.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is octadecanal alkane-lyase. Other names in common use include decarbonylase, and aldehyde decarbonylase. At least one compound, EDTA is known to inhibit this enzyme.
References
- Cheesbrough TM, Kolattukudy PE (1984). "Alkane biosynthesis by decarbonylation of aldehydes catalyzed by a particulate preparation from Pisum sativum". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 81 (21): 6613–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.81.21.6613. PMC 391980. PMID 6593720.