| putrescine carbamoyltransferase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 2.1.3.6 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9076-55-5 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a putrescine carbamoyltransferase (EC 2.1.3.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- carbamoyl phosphate + putrescine phosphate + N-carbamoylputrescine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are carbamoyl phosphate and putrescine, whereas its two products are phosphate and N-carbamoylputrescine.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases that transfer one-carbon groups, specifically the carboxy- and carbamoyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is carbamoyl-phosphate:putrescine carbamoyltransferase. Other names in common use include PTCase, putrescine synthase, and putrescine transcarbamylase.
References[edit]
- Roon RJ, Barker HA (1972). "Fermentation of agmatine in Streptococcus faecalis: occurrence of putrescine transcarbamoylase". J. Bacteriol. 109 (1): 44–50. PMC 247249. PMID 4621632.
- Srivenugopal KS, Adiga PR (1981). "Enzymic conversion of agmatine to putrescine in Lathyrus sativus seedlings. Purification and properties of a multifunctional enzyme (putrescine synthase)". J. Biol. Chem. 256 (18): 9532–41. PMID 6895223.
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