Indolepyruvate decarboxylase
In enzymology, an indolepyruvate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-pyruvate, and two products, 2-acetaldehyde and CO2.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-pyruvate carboxy-lyase . Other names in common use include indol-3-yl-pyruvate carboxy-lyase, and 3-pyruvate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in tryptophan metabolism.As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code.
