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Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases
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Definition
: An enzyme group with broad specificity. The enzymes decarboxylate a range of aromatic amino acids including dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA DECARBOXYLASE), tryptophan, and hydroxytryptophan. EC 4.1.1.28.
DF: AAAD
Examples
Dopa Decarboxylase
Other names
Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylases; Amino Acid Decarboxylases, Aromatic; Decarboxylases, Aromatic-
L-
Amino-
Acid; Decarboxylase, Tryptophan; Decarboxylase, Hydroxytryptophan; Decarboxylase, Aromatic-
L-
Amino-
Acid; Decarboxylase, 5-
Hydroxytryptophan; Aromatic L Amino Acid Decarboxylases; Aromatic L Amino Acid Decarboxylase; 5 Hydroxytryptophan Decarboxylase; 5 HTPase; Tryptophan Decarboxylase; Hydroxytryptophan Decarboxylase; Aromatic-
L-
Amino-
Acid Decarboxylase; 5-
Hydroxytryptophan Decarboxylase; 5-
HTPase
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3,4-
dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase, Aedes aegypti
EC 4.1.1.28
*Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases.
PLoS One 2011;6(1):e16124
aromatic L-
amino acid decarboxylase, Drosophila
EC 4.1.1.28
*Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases
*Drosophila Proteins.
PLoS One 2010;5(1):e8826
Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency
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*Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases/deficiency.