aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity

Term ID

GO:0004058

Synonyms

• 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase activity
• aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity
• aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase (tryptamine-forming)
• aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase activity
• DOPA decarboxylase activity
• hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase activity
• L-DOPA decarboxylase activity
• tryptophan decarboxylase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: L-amino acid + H+ = R-H + CO2. 4.1.1.28

References

• EC:4.1.1.28
• MetaCyc:AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID-DECARBOXYLASE-RXN
• Reactome:R-HSA-209859
• Reactome:R-HSA-209924

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO