Uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase

In enzymology, an uracil-5-carboxylate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * uracil 5-carboxylate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ uracil + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, uracil 5-carboxylate, and two products, uracil and CO2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase (uracil-forming). Other names in common use include uracil-5-carboxylic acid decarboxylase, and uracil-5-carboxylate carboxy-lyase.