Reaction: N1-[(S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl]agmatine = N1-(3-aminopropyl)agmatine + CO2
Glossary: N1-[(S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl]agmatine = carboxyaminopropylagmatine
N1-(3-aminopropyl)agmatine = aminopropylagmatine
Other name(s): sll0873 (locus name)
Systematic name: N1-[(S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl]agmatine carboxy-lyase
Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The enzyme, characterized from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, participates in a biosynthetic pathway for spermidine.
References:
1. Xi, H., Nie, X., Gao, F., Liang, X., Li, H., Zhou, H., Cai, Y. and Yang, C. A bacterial spermidine biosynthetic pathway via carboxyaminopropylagmatine. Sci Adv 9 (2023) eadj9075. [PMID: 37878710]