IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 4.1.1.23

Accepted name: orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase

Reaction: orotidine 5'-phosphate = UMP + CO2

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Other name(s): orotidine-5'-monophosphate decarboxylase; orotodylate decarboxylase; orotidine phosphate decarboxylase; OMP decarboxylase; orotate monophosphate decarboxylase; orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase; orotidine phosphate decarboxylase; OMP-DC; orotate decarboxylase; orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase; orotidylic decarboxylase; orotidylic acid decarboxylase; orotodylate decarboxylase; ODCase; orotic decarboxylase; orotidine-5'-phosphate carboxy-lyase

Systematic name: orotidine-5'-phosphate carboxy-lyase (UMP-forming)

Comments: The enzyme from higher eukaryotes is identical with EC 2.4.2.10 orotate phosphoribosyltransferase .

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-62-8

References:

1. Jones, M.E., Kavipurapu, P.R. and Traut, T.W. Orotate phosphoribosyltransferase: orotidylate decarboxylase (Ehrlich ascites cell). Methods Enzymol. 51 (1978) 155-167. [PMID: 692383]

2. Lieberman, I., Kornberg, A. and Simms, E.S. Enzymatic synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides. Orotidine-5'-phosphate and uridine-5'-phosphate. J. Biol. Chem. 215 (1955) 403-415.

3. McClard, R.W., Black, M.J., Livingstone, L.R. and Jones, M.E. Isolation and initial characterization of the single polypeptide that synthesizes uridine 5'-monophosphate from orotate in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. Purification by tandem affinity chromatography of uridine-5'-monophosphate synthase. Biochemistry 19 (1980) 4699-4706. [PMID: 6893554]

[EC 4.1.1.23 created 1961, modified 1986]


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