The enzyme Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) converts lysine to cadaverine. Abbreviated as Ldc, the enzyme is involved in acid-stress response in Enterobacteria...

Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH+3 form when...

gene. Lysine 69 on ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) binds the cofactor pyridoxal phosphate to form a Schiff base. Ornithine displaces the lysine to form...

sulfide test-positive Citrate agar test-positive Ornithine decarboxylase-positive Lysine decarboxylase-positive No fermentation of arabinose, sorbitol and dulcitol...

diaminopimelate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.20) catalyzes the cleavage of carbon-carbon bonds in meso 2,6 diaminoheptanedioate to produce CO2 and L-lysine, the essential...

Corrections, now Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Lysine decarboxylase This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

cellobiose. They are negative for indole production, urea hydrolysis, lysine decarboxylase and fermentation of adonitol, D-sorbitol and raffinose. It occurs...

pyridoxal-dependent decarboxylases are a family of bacterial enzymes comprising ornithine decarboxylase EC 4.1.1.17, lysine decarboxylase EC 4.1.1.18 and...

cadaverine, the decarboxylation product of lysine catalyzed by the enzyme lysine decarboxylase (LDC). Three units of cadaverine are used to form the quinolizidine...

of lysine 115 in the active site is unusually low, allowing for the formation of a Schiff base intermediate and catalysis. Acetoacetate decarboxylase is...