Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.75) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction5-guanidino-2-oxo-pentanoate 4-guanidinobutanal + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate 5-guanidino-2-oxo-pentanoate and two products 4-guanidinobutanal and CO2.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the carboxy-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.