Reaction: 4-hydroxybenzoate = phenol + CO2
Other name(s): p-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase; 4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase
Systematic name: 4-hydroxybenzoate carboxy-lyase (phenol-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-53-2
References:
1. Grant, D.J.W. and Patel, J.C. Non-oxidative decarboxylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gentisic acid, protocatechuic acid, and gallic acid by Klebsiella aerogenes (Aerobacter aerogenes). J. Microbiol. Serol. 35 (1969) 325-343.
2. Tschech, A. and Fuchs, G. Anaerobic degradation of phenol via carboxylation to 4-hydroxybenzoate - in vitro study of isotope exchange between (CO2)-C-14 and 4-hydroxybenzoate. Arch. Microbiol. 152 (1989) 594-599.