3.5.99.7
Description	1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase
Alternative names	1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid deaminase; ACC deaminase.
Catalyzed reaction	1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate + H(2)O = 2-oxobutanoate + NH(3).
Cofactor	Pyridoxal-phosphate.
Comments	Its introduction has been used to make fruit ripening dependent on externally added ethylene, as it removes the substrate for endogenous ethylene formation. Formerly EC 4.1.99.4.
	In Lysobacter gummosus, the ACCD activity seems to have been demanded to a promiscuous tryptophan synthase.
PDB	1F2D; 1TYZ;
Organisms	-Eubacteria -Fungi
Links	Enzyme (activities) 3.5.99.7 BRENDA (activities) 3.5.99.7 KEGG (pathways) 3.5.99.7 PLPMDB (PLP mutants) 3.5.99.7
References	Articles on 3.5.99.7
last changed	2019/04/18 12:45