ENTRY       EC 4.1.1.18
NAME        Lysine decarboxylase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Carboxy-lyases
SYSNAME     L-Lysine carboxy-lyase
REACTION    L-Lysine = Cadaverine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   L-Lysine
            5-Hydroxy-L-lysine
PRODUCT     Cadaverine
            CO2
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
            Also acts on 5-hydroxy-L-lysine.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00310  Lysine degradation
MOTIF       PS: PS00703  [STAV]-x-S-x-H-K-x(2)-[GSTAN](2)-x-[STA]-Q-[STA](2)
GENES       ECO: b0186(ldcC) b4131(cadA)
            BSU: cad
            SYN: sll1683(cad)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.1.18
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.1.18
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