ID   4.1.1.82
DE   phosphonopyruvate decarboxylase.
AN   3-phosphonopyruvate carboxy-lyase.
CA   3-phosphonopyruvate + H(+) = phosphonoacetaldehyde + CO2.
CC   -!- Catalyzes a step in the biosynthetic pathway of
CC       2-aminoethylphosphonate, a component of the capsular polysaccharide
CC       complex of Bacteroides fragilis.
CC   -!- Activated by the divalent cations Mg(2+), Ca(2+) and Mn(2+).
CC   -!- Pyruvate and sulfopyruvate can also act as substrates, but more
CC       slowly.
DR   Q54271, PPD_STRHY  ;  O86938, PPD_STRVT  ;
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