Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.80) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and two products 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and CO2.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the carboxy-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.