Reaction: hydroxypyruvate = glycolaldehyde + CO2
Other name(s): hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase
Systematic name: hydroxypyruvate carboxy-lyase (glycolaldehyde-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 37289-43-3
References:
1. Hedrick, J.L. and Sallach, H.J. The nonoxidative decarboxylation of hydroxypyruvate in mammalian systems. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 105 (1964) 261-269.