Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-45-dicarboxylate 4-decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.51) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-45-dicarboxylate 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-5-carboxylate + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-45-dicarboxylate and two products 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-5-carboxylate and CO2.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the carboxy-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.