Pyruvate decarboxylase
Names
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C
Safety Information
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
Articles
FEMS Yeast Res. 13(6) , 518-28, (2013)
Deletion of SIT4 phosphatase decreased the pyruvate decarboxylase activity, which is essential for directing the glucose flux to ethanol production. Concomitantly, a reduction in the fermentative capa...
Biochemistry 52(11) , 1842-4, (2013)
The fermentation-respiration switch (FrsA) protein in Vibrio vulnificus was recently reported to catalyze the cofactor-independent decarboxylation of pyruvate. We now report quantum mechanical/molecul...
J. Biotechnol. 159(1-2) , 32-7, (2012)
The production of higher alcohols by engineered bacteria has received significant attention. The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has considerable potential as a producer of higher alcohols be...