Reaction: (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA = propanoyl-CoA + CO2
Other name(s): propionyl-CoA carboxylase; propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase; methylmalonyl-coenzyme A decarboxylase; (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA carboxy-lyase; (S)-2-methyl-3-oxopropanoyl-CoA carboxy-lyase (incorrect)
Systematic name: (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA carboxy-lyase (propanoyl-CoA-forming)
Comments: The enzyme from Veillonella alcalescens is a biotinyl-protein, requires Na+ and acts as a sodium pump.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37289-44-4
References:
1. Galivan, J.H. and Allen, S.H.G. Methylmalonyl coenzyme A decarboxylase. Its role in succinate decarboxylation by Micrococcus lactilyticus. J. Biol. Chem. 243 (1968) 1253-1261. [PMID: 5646172]
2. Hilpert, W. and Dimroth, P. Conversion of the chemical energy of methylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylation into a Na+ gradient. Nature 296 (1982) 584-585. [PMID: 7070502]
3. Hoffmann, A., Hilpert, W. and Dimroth, P. The carboxyltransferase activity of the sodium-ion-translocating methylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase of Veillonella alcalescens. Eur. J. Biochem. 179 (1989) 645-650. [PMID: 2920730]