Enzymatic carboxylation and decarboxylation represent complementary biotransformations that introduce or remove CO₂ from organic substrates under mild conditions. Carboxylases catalyse the fixation of ...
THE catalysis of oxalacetate decarboxylation by metallic ions constitutes a simple 'model' system, the properties of which may throw some light on the biological decarboxylation mechanisms. Kornberg, ...