Hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase

hydroxypyruvate $rightleftharpoons$ glycolaldehyde + CO₂

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, hydroxypyruvate, and two products, glycolaldehyde 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 hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase (glycolaldehyde-forming). This enzyme is also called hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.

References

• HEDRICK JL, SALLACH HJ "THE NONOXIDATIVE DECARBOXYLATION OF HYDROXYPYRUVATE IN MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 105 261–9.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes