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In enzymology an arginine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.19) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionL-arginine agmatine + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate L-arginine and two products agmatine 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 L-arginine carboxy-lyase (agmatine-forming). Other names in common use include SpeA and L-arginine carboxy-lyase.