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Dopachrome tautomerase
Dopachrome tautomerase (dopachrome delta-isomerase, tyrosine-related protein 2), also known as DCT, is a human gene. Its expression is regulated by the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF).
See also.
- Tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1)
- Dopachrome, a cyclization product of L-DOPA and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of melanin.
D-dopachrome decarboxylase
In enzymology, a D-dopachrome decarboxylase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-dopachrome, and two products, 5,6-dihydroxyindole and CO.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-dopachrome carboxy-lyase (5,6-dihydroxyindole-forming). Other names in common use include phenylpyruvate tautomerase II, D-tautomerase