Svensk definition
Ett pyridoxal-fosfatprotein som katalyserar alfadekarboxilering av L-glutaminsyra till att ge gammaaminosmörsyra och koldioxid. Enzymet finns i bakterier och i nervsystemet hos såväl ryggradsdjur som ryggradslösa. Enzymet reglerar halterna av gammaaminosmörsyra i normal nervvävnad. Hjärnenzymet verkar även på L-cysteat, L-cysteinsulfinat och L-aspartat. EC 4.1.1.15.
Engelsk definition
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.
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Engelska synonymer
Decarboxylase, Glutamate — Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase — Acid Decarboxylase, Glutamic — Decarboxylase, Glutamic Acid — Glutamate Carboxy-Lyase — Carboxy-Lyase, Glutamate — Glutamate Carboxy Lyase