page_title: Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase
hierarchical_section_title: Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase
caption_attribution_description: English: OMP decarboxylase
context_page_description: Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase or orotidylate decarboxylase is an enzyme involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis. It catalyzes the decarboxylation of orotidine monophosphate to form uridine monophosphate. The function of this enzyme is essential to the de novo biosynthesis of the pyrimidine nucleotides uridine triphosphate, cytidine triphosphate, and thymidine triphosphate. OMP decarboxylase has been a frequent target for scientific investigation because of its demonstrated extreme catalytic efficiency and its usefulness as a selection marker for yeast strain engineering.
context_section_description: Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase (OMP decarboxylase) or orotidylate decarboxylase is an enzyme involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis.  It catalyzes the decarboxylation of orotidine monophosphate (OMP) to form uridine monophosphate (UMP).  The function of this enzyme is essential to the de novo biosynthesis of the pyrimidine nucleotides uridine triphosphate, cytidine triphosphate, and thymidine triphosphate.  OMP decarboxylase has been a frequent target for scientific investigation because of its demonstrated extreme catalytic efficiency and its usefulness as a selection marker for yeast strain engineering.
caption: E. coli OMP decarboxylase.[1]
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