picolinate carboxylase

Function

• catalyzes conversion of 2-acroleyl-3-aminofumarate to 2-amino-muconic semialdehyde which undergoes spontaneous rearrangement to picolinate or condenses with CoA to form acetyl CoA & NH3

Compare with ACMSD

More general terms

• carboxy-lyase or decarboxylase

Additional terms

• 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD)
• kynurenine pathway