Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology an indolepyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.74) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction3-(indol-3-yl)pyruvate 2-(indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate 3-(indol-3-yl)pyruvate and two products 2-(indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde and CO2.This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases specifically the carboxy-lyases which cleave carbon-carbon bonds.