Description: The degradation of lysine in bacteria occurs in one main step where L-lysine is decarboxylated into cadaverine using the enzyme, lysine decarboxylase. An enzyme that induces this is CadC DNA-binding transcriptional activator, and an enzyme that represses this is ArchA-phosphorylated DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator.

Related BMRB Molecules

• N-alpha-Acetyl-L-Lysine
• DL-2-Aminoadipic Acid
• Cadaverine
• L-Carnitine
• Glutaric Acid
• Glycine
• L-Lysine
• DL-Pipecolic Acid

For complete information about pathway, see KEGG [map00310]