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Tyrosine Decarboxylase

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Definition: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the conversion of L-tyrosine to tyramine and carbon dioxide. The bacterial enzyme also acts on 3-hydroxytyrosine and, more slowly, on 3-hydroxyphenylalanine. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.1.1.25.      Other names Decarboxylase, Tyrosine
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Tdc2 protein, Drosophila  EC 4.1.1.25   *Tyrosine Decarboxylase *Drosophila Proteins. J Biol Chem 2005 Apr 15;280(15):14948-55
Tdc1 protein, Drosophila  EC 4.1.1.25   *Tyrosine Decarboxylase *Drosophila Proteins. J Biol Chem 2005 Apr 15;280(15):14948-55
TyDC5 protein, Papaver somniferum  EC 4.1.1.-   *Dopa Decarboxylase *Plant Proteins *Tyrosine Decarboxylase. Plant Physiol 1996 Jan;110(1):43-9

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