Phenylpyruvate decarboxylase; catalyzes decarboxylation of phenylpyruvate to phenylacetaldehyde, which is the first specific step in the Ehrlich pathway; involved in protein N-terminal Met and Ala catabolism [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002788]
Chromosome IV: 1,234,218-1,236,125 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006938.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 138 orthologues and 6 paralogues.