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COQ4 decarboxylates MHDB

MHDB + H+ → DMPhOH + CO2

Reactome
R-HSA-2162195
Compartment
mitochondrial matrix
Rhea
RHEA:81275

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Catalysed by

  • 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-polyprenylbenzoate decarboxylase activity of COQ3:COQ4:COQ5:COQ6:COQ7:COQ9 [mitochondrial inner membrane]EC 4.1.1.130

Literature

  1. COQ4 is required for the oxidative decarboxylation of the C1 carbon of Coenzyme Q in eukaryotic cells bioRxiv, 2023
  2. In vitro construction of the COQ metabolon unveils the molecular determinants of coenzyme Q biosynthesis Nat Catal, 2024