KEGG   ENZYME: 4.1.1.62
Entry
EC 4.1.1.62                 Enzyme                                 
Name
gentisate decarboxylase;
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate decarboxylase;
gentisate carboxy-lyase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-carbon lyases;
Carboxy-lyases
Sysname
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (hydroquinone-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate = hydroquinone + CO2 [RN:R02489]
Reaction(KEGG)
R02489
Substrate
2,5-dihydroxybenzoate [CPD:C00628]
Product
hydroquinone [CPD:C00530];
CO2 [CPD:C00011]
History
EC 4.1.1.62 created 1972
Pathway
ec00350  Tyrosine metabolism
ec01100  Metabolic pathways
ec01120  Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Reference
1  [PMID:5309907]
  Authors
Grant DJ, Patel JC
  Title
The non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes).
  Journal
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 35:325-43 (1969)
DOI:10.1007/bf02219153
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.62
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.1.1.62
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.1.1.62
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.1.1.62
CAS: 37290-54-3

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KEGG   REACTION: R02489
Entry
R02489                      Reaction                               
Name
gentisate carboxy-lyase
Definition
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoate <=> Hydroquinone + CO2
Equation
C00628 <=> C00530 + C00011
Reaction class
RC00390  C00530_C00628
Enzyme
4.1.1.62
Pathway
rn00350  Tyrosine metabolism
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
rn01120  Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 4. Lyase reactions
  4.1  Carbon-carbon lyases
   4.1.1  Carboxy-lyases
    4.1.1.62
     R02489  2,5-Dihydroxybenzoate <=> Hydroquinone + CO2
Other DBs
RHEA: 21315

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