What Enzyme Breaks Oxalates? A Guide to Oxalate-Degrading Enzymes
                                
                                
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                                According to research, humans lack the enzymes necessary to break down oxalate on their own. The key enzyme that breaks oxalates is oxalyl-CoA decarboxylase, found in certain gut bacteria that metabolize oxalate as their main energy source.