Histidine Decarboxylase
"Histidine Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of histidine to histamine and carbon dioxide. It requires pyridoxal phosphate in animal tissues, but not in microorganisms. EC 4.1.1.22.
| Descriptor ID |
D006640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Histidine Decarboxylase- Histidine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, Histidine
- Histidine Carboxy-Lyase
- Carboxy-Lyase, Histidine
- Histidine Carboxy Lyase
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