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In enzymology a tyrosine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionL-tyrosine tyramine + CO2Hence this enzyme has one substrate L-tyrosine and two products tyramine and carbon dioxide.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-tyrosine carboxy-lyase (tyramine-forming).