ENTRY       EC 4.1.1.12
NAME        Aspartate 4-decarboxylase
            Desulfinase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Carboxy-lyases
SYSNAME     L-Aspartate 4-carboxy-lyase
REACTION    L-Aspartate = L-Alanine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   L-Aspartate
            Aminomalonate
            3-Sulfino-L-alanine
PRODUCT     L-Alanine
            CO2
            Glycine
            Sulfite
            L-Alanine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also catalyses the decarboxylation
            of aminomalonate (formerly listed as EC 4.1.1.10) and the
            desulfination of 3-sulfino-L-alanine to sulfite and alanine.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00252  Alanine and Aspartate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00272  Cysteine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.1.12
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.1.12
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