alpha-Ketoacid Carboxylase

《英文msh詞典》alpha-Ketoacid Carboxylase
[同義詞] alpha-Ketoacid Carboxylase
[主題詞] Pyruvate Decarboxylase
[中文釋義] α酮酸羧酶
[英文釋義] Catalyzes the decarboxylation of an alpha keto acid to an aldehyde and carbon dioxide. Thiamine pyrophosphate is an essential cofactor. In lower organisms,which ferment glucose to ethanol and carbon dioxide,the enzyme irreversibly decarboxylates pyruvate to acetaldehyde. EC 4.1.1.1.