ENTRY       EC 4.1.1.53
NAME        Phenylalanine decarboxylase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Carboxy-lyases
SYSNAME     L-Phenylalanine carboxy-lyase
REACTION    L-Phenylalanine = Phenethylamine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   L-Phenylalanine
            L-Tyrosine
            L-Tryptophan
PRODUCT     Phenethylamine
            CO2
            Tyramine
            Tryptamine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on tyrosine and other
            aromatic amino acids.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00360  Phenylalanine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.1.53
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.1.53
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