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D-dopachrome decarboxylase activity

Known as: D-dopachrome carboxy-lyase (5,6-dihydroxyindole-forming) activity, dopachrome decarboxylase activity, phenylpyruvate tautomerase II activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: D-dopachrome + H(+) = 5,6-dihydroxyindole + CO(2). [EC:4.1.1.84, RHEA:18444]
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2011
2011
Induction of ambicoloration by exogenous cortisol during metamorphosis of spotted halibut Verasper variegatus.
2007
2007
Excess Tyrosine Stimulates Eumelanin and Pheomelanin Synthesis in Cultured Slaty Melanocytes from Neonatal Mouse Epidermis
Abstract The mouse slaty (Dctslt) mutation is known to reduce the activity of dopachrome tautomerase (DCT). The reduced DCT… 
2006
2006
The slaty mutation affects eumelanin and pheomelanin synthesis in mouse melanocytes.
2006
2006
Understanding the enzymatic activity of 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase and its mutant analogues: a computational study.
The effect of replacing arginine residues (Arg) with citrulline residues (Cit) in the binding site of 4-oxalocrotonate… 
1998
1998
Cloning of the mouse gene for D-dopachrome tautomerase.
1997
1997
NMR characterization of physicochemical properties of rat D‐dopachrome tautomerase
D‐dopachrome tautomerase (DOPD) catalyzes the conversion of D‐dopachrome to 5,6‐dihydroxyindole. DOPD was found to have amino… 
1994
1994
Dopachrome tautomerase decreases the binding of indolic melanogenesis intermediates to proteins.
1994
1994
The mouse brown (b) locus protein functions as a dopachrome tautomerase.
The mouse b locus controls black/brown coat coloration. Its product, the b-protein or TRP-1, has significant homology to… 
1991
1991
Specificity of dopachrome tautomerase and inhibition by carboxylated indoles. Considerations on the enzyme active site.
Dopachrome tautomerase (EC 5.3.2.3) catalyses the tautomerization of dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA… 
1977
1977
A Partial Order for Genes Determining Enzymes of the meta-Cleavage Pathway in Pseudomonas putida
SUMMARY: A partial order for genes which specify meta-cleavage pathway enzymes has been derived from properties of a polarity… 
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