Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase

《英文msh詞典》Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase
[入口詞] Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase
[主題詞] Glutamate Decarboxylase
[英文釋義] A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the alpha-decarboxylation of L-glutamic acid to form gamma-aminobutyric acid and carbon dioxide. The enzyme is found in bacteria and in invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is the rate-limiting enzyme in determining GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID levels in normal nervous tissues. The brain enzyme also acts on L-cysteate,L-cysteine sulfinate,and L-aspartate. EC 4.1.1.15.