Term Information

Accession
GO:0004058
Name
aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity, aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase activity, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase activity, DOPA decarboxylase activity, L-DOPA decarboxylase activity, aromatic-L-amino-acid carboxy-lyase (tryptamine-forming), hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase activity, tryptophan decarboxylase activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0016400
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: L-amino acid + H+ = R-H + CO2. Source: EC:4.1.1.28
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0004058 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity (GO:0004058)
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aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity [is_a relation] is_a  carboxy-lyase activity (GO:0016831)
Children of aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity (GO:0004058)
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L-tryptophan decarboxylase activity (GO:0036469) [is_a relation] is_a  aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity
5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan decarboxylase activity (GO:0036467) [is_a relation] is_a  aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity
L-dopa decarboxylase activity (GO:0036468) [is_a relation] is_a  aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity