Salicylate decarboxylase

Salicylate decarboxylase (, salicylic acid decarboxylase, Scd) is an enzyme with systematic name salicylate carboxy-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * salicylate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ phenol + CO2

In the reverse direction the enzyme catalyses the regioselective carboxylation of phenol into salicylate.