Chemicals and Drugs

Carboxy-Lyases

Enzymes that catalyze the addition of a carboxyl group to a compound (carboxylases) or the removal of a carboxyl group from a compound (decarboxylases). EC 4.1.1.

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Abstract

Enzymes that catalyze the addition of a carboxyl group to a compound (carboxylases) or the removal of a carboxyl group from a compound (decarboxylases). EC 4.1.1.

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  • Carboxy-Lyase
  • Decarboxylase
  • Decarboxylases
  • Carboxy Lyase
  • Carboxy Lyases

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

64; was DECARBOXYLASES 1963; CARBOXYLASES was see under CARBOXY-LYASES & LIGASES 1964-74, was heading 1963

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carboxy-Lyases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002262. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002262
  2. Carboxy-Lyases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxy-lyases
  3. Carboxy-Lyases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417781