aromatic d-amino-acid decarboxylase

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. Syn: dopa decarboxylase, hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase.