Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase
Alternative names	2-oxoglutarate carboxy-lyase (succinate-semialdehyde-forming) oxoglutarate decarboxylase alpha-ketoglutarate decarboxylase alpha-ketoglutaric decarboxylase oxoglutarate decarboxylase pre-2-oxoglutarate decarboxylase 2-oxoglutarate carboxy-lyase
EC Classification	4.1.1.71
Classification	Lyases Carbon-carbon lyases carboxy-lyases
Catalyses reactions	2-Oxoglutarate <-> CO2 + Succinate semialdehyde Thiamine diphosphate + 2-Oxoglutarate <-> CO2 + Succinate semialdehyde-thiamin diphosphate anion H2O + 2-Oxoglutarate + Hexacyanoferrate(III) <-> CO2 + Succinate + Hexacyanoferrate(II)
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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