Ornithine cyclodeaminase

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In enzymology, an ornithine cyclodeaminase (EC 4.3.1.12) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-ornithine $\rightleftharpoons$ L-proline + NH₃

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, L-ornithine, and two products, L-proline and NH₃.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically ammonia lyases, which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-ornithine ammonia-lyase (cyclizing; L-proline-forming). Other names in common use include ornithine cyclase, ornithine cyclase (deaminating), and L-ornithine ammonia-lyase (cyclizing). This enzyme participates in arginine and proline metabolism. It employs one cofactor, NAD+.

1 Structural studies
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Gene Ontology (GO) codes

[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1U7H and 1X7D.

[edit] References

IUBMB entry for 4.3.1.12
BRENDA references for 4.3.1.12 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 4.3.1.12
PubMed Central references for 4.3.1.12
Google Scholar references for 4.3.1.12
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