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OMP DECARBOXYLASE

An enzyme that catalyses the transformation of OMP to UMP and CO2; a defect or inhibition of this enzyme will result in orotic aciduria and orotidinuria; this enzyme is a part of pyrimidine biosynthesis. Compare: uridylic acid synthase. Synonym: OMP decarboxylase.