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Histidine decarboxylase (HDC)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Other Neurotransmitter Synthesis Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Cytosol

step 2 Irreversible/directional

L-Histidine -> histamine + CO2

Converts Histidine into Histamine CO2

› Notes

Stored in mast cells and basophils; degraded by diamine oxidase and histamine N-methyltransferase.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    Promiscuous activity of ornithine decarboxylase from Enterobacter hormaechei: An alternative pathway for histamine formation in fermented sausages.

    He W, Li B, Hu K, Zhong X, Zhang Y, Yu J, Xie J, Li C, Li F, Wu L, Li S, Li J, Hu X, Ao X, Hui T, Zhao N, Liu… · 2026-07-23

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    Biodegradable molybdenum intramedullary nails facilitate fracture repair through neutrophil-mediated immune response.

    Zhu C, He Y, Zhao Y, Huang Y, Zhang C, Zhou J, Liang H, Qin H, Fang Z, Liu D, Dai J, Li P, Qian J. · 2026-09-01

    open access unreviewed
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    Design, synthesis, and stability evaluation of semaglutide-derived lactam-stapled peptide scaffolds for GLP-1R targeting.

    Liu T, Ren X, Li Y, Wang J, Chen J, Lin R, Zhang J. · 2026-08-11

    open access unreviewed
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    Colonic nutritional and physicochemical parameters drive gut microbiota dysbiosis in obesity: what we learned from the Ob-M-ARCOL model development.

    Uriot O, Deschamps C, Etienne-Mesmin L, Brun M, Pouget M, Chalancon S, Durif C, Chaudemanche C, Alric M, Boir… · 2026-06-09

    open access unreviewed
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    Aging-caused the changes of the gut microbiota drive intestinal barrier dysfunction and increase sepsis susceptibility.

    Liang H, Ding X, Liu S, Tong S, Wang X, Zhang Z, Wang W, Zhang X, Yuan Y, Jiang Y, Sun T. · 2026-02-21

    cited 3× open access unreviewed

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