ENTRY       EC 4.1.1.42
NAME        Carnitine decarboxylase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Carboxy-lyases
SYSNAME     Carnitine carboxy-lyase
REACTION    Carnitine = 2-Methylcholine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   Carnitine
PRODUCT     2-Methylcholine
            CO2
COFACTOR    ATP
COMMENT     Requires ATP.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.1.42
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.1.42
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