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aromatic d-amino acid decarboxylase ar·o·mat·ic d-a·mino ac·id de·car·box·yl·ase (ar'ō-mat'ik dē a-mē'nō as'id dē'kar-boks'i-lās), An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of l-dopa to dopamine, of l-tryptophan to tryptamine, and of l-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin; important in the biosynthetic pathway of catecholamines and melanin. Synonym(s): dopa decarboxylase, hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylasear·o·mat·ic d-a·mi·no ac·id de·car·box·y·lase (ār'ō-mat'ik ă-mē'nō as'id dē'kahr-bok'sil-ās) An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of l-dopa to dopamine, of l-tryptophan to tryptamine, and of l-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin; important in the biosynthetic pathway of catecholamines and melanin. |