Protein
Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine, L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin and L-tryptophan to tryptamine.
Similarity
Belongs to the group II decarboxylase family.
Sequence
MDSREFRRRGKEMVDYIADYLDGIEGRPVYPDVEPGYLRALIPTTAPQEPETYEDIIRDIEKIIMPGVTHWHSPYFFAYFPTASSYPAMLADMLCGAIGCIGFSWAASPACTELETVMMDWLGKMLELPEAFLAGRAGEGGGVIQGSASEATLVALLAARTKMIRQLQAASPELTQAALMEKLVAYTSDQAHSSVERAGLIGGVKIKAIPSDGNYSMRAAALREALERDKAAGLIPFFVVVTLGTTSCCSFDNLLEVGPICNQEGVWLHIDAAYAGSAFICPEFRYLLNGVEFADSFNFNPHKWLLVNFDCSAMWVKKRTDLTEAFNMDPVYLRHSHQDSGLITDYRHWQIPLGRRFRSLKMWFVFRMYGVKGLQAYIRKHVKLSHEFESLVRQDPRFEICTEVILGLVCFRLKGSNQLNETLLQRINSAKKIHLVPCRLRDKFVLRFAVCSRTVESAHVQLAWEHIRDLASSVLRAEKE