Enzyme
pyruvate decarboxylase
pyr·u·vate de·car·box·yl·ase
Definitions related to pyruvate decarboxylase:
  • Also another name for EC 1.2.4.1, PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE, do not confuse.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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