EC |
4.1.1.52 |
Accepted name: |
6-methylsalicylate decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
6-methylsalicylate = 3-methylphenol + CO2 |
Glossary: |
3-methylphenol = 3-cresol = m-cresol |
Other name(s): |
6-methylsalicylic acid (2,6-cresotic acid) decarboxylase; 6-MSA decarboxylase; 6-methylsalicylate carboxy-lyase |
Systematic name: |
6-methylsalicylate carboxy-lyase (3-methylphenol-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37289-50-2 |
References: |
1. |
Light, R.J. 6-Methylsalicylic acid decarboxylase from Penicillium patulum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 191 (1969) 430–438. [DOI] [PMID: 5354271] |
2. |
Vogel, G. and Lynen, F. 6-Methylsalicylsäure-Decarboxylase. Naturwissenschaften 57 (1970) 664. |
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[EC 4.1.1.52 created 1972, modified 2011] |
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