... An endogenous factor enhances ferulic acid decarboxylation catalyzed by phenolic acid decarboxylase from Candida guilliermondii Hui-Kai Huang1, Li-Fan Chen2, Masamichi Tokashiki2, ... leaves and seeds of plants such as in rice, wheat, and oat (Mathew and Abraham 2004) Bacterial phenolic acid decarboxylases (PADs), which decarboxylate FA, p-coumaric acid (PCA), and/or caffeic acid ... p-coumaric acid decarboxylase, Candida guilliermondii, activator Introduction Ferulic acid (FA), a derivative of 4-hydroxycinnamic acid, is found in cell walls primarily as an ester linked to lignin and...