Mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase

UniProtKB accession:  Q6L1T9

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the ATP-independent decarboxylation of (R)-mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate to isopentenyl phosphate. Functions in an alternative mevalonate pathway, only present in extreme acidophiles of the Thermoplasmatales order, which passes through mevalonate 3-phosphate rather than mevalonate 5-phosphate. Shows no detectable decarboxylase activity on mevalonate, mevalonate 3-phosphate, mevalonate 5-phosphate or mevalonate 5-pyrophosphate.