MeSH definition : A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the alpha-decarboxylation of L-glutamic
acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria
and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme
in determining GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain
enzyme also acts on L-cysteate, L-cysteine sulfinate, and L-aspartate. EC 4.1.1.15.;
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the alpha-decarboxylation of L-glutamic
acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria
and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme
in determining GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain
enzyme also acts on L-cysteate, L-cysteine sulfinate, and L-aspartate. EC 4.1.1.15.