Tartrate decarboxylase

In enzymology, a tartrate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * (R,R)-tartrate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D-glycerate + CO2

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, (R,R)-tartrate, and two products, D-glycerate 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 (R,R)-tartrate carboxy-lyase (D-glycerate-forming). This enzyme is also called (R,R)-tartrate carboxy-lyase.