Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 45-dihydroxyphthalate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.55) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction45-dihydroxyphthalate 34-dihydroxybenzoate + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate 45-dihydroxyphthalate and two products 34-dihydroxybenzoate and CO2.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the carboxy-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.