MeSH definition : A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the conversion of L-tyrosine to tyramine
and carbon dioxide. The bacterial enzyme also acts on 3-hydroxytyrosine and, more
slowly, on 3-hydroxyphenylalanine. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.1.1.25.;
MeSH synonym : decarboxylase, tyrosine;
MeSH CAS label : L-Tyrosine carboxy-lyase;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 4.1.1.25;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrosine decarboxylase;
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the conversion of L-tyrosine to tyramine
and carbon dioxide. The bacterial enzyme also acts on 3-hydroxytyrosine and, more
slowly, on 3-hydroxyphenylalanine. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.1.1.25.
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