Tyrosine phenol-lyase
In enzymology, a tyrosine phenol-lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-tyrosine and H2O, whereas its 3 products are phenol, pyruvate, and NH3.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-tyrosine phenol-lyase . Other names in common use include beta-tyrosinase, and L-tyrosine phenol-lyase . This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism and nitrogen metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes,,,, and.
