From 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate to 2-Oxobutanoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Walsh C, Pascal RA Jr, Johnston M, Raines R, Dikshit D, Krantz A, Honma M. Biochemistry (1981) 20(26): 7509-19.

Search Medline titles for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase.
35 citations on August 02, 2012. 
                    1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate                    
                                    |
                                    |  H2O
  1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate | /
                          deaminase |/
                           3.5.99.7 | Search GenBank, 1213 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                              Kyoto |\
                             ExPASy | \
                                    |  NH3
                                    v
                             2-Oxobutanoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Cyclopropanecarboxylate derivative -----> Crotonate derivative (bt0306)
primary Imine -----> Aldehyde (bt0391)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0357.
It was generated on June 17, 2026 at 8:24:06 PM CDT. 

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