Putrescine carbamoyltransferase
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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.
[edit] References
- IUBMB entry for 2.1.3.6
- BRENDA references for 2.1.3.6 (Recommended.)
- PubMed references for 2.1.3.6
- PubMed Central references for 2.1.3.6
- Google Scholar references for 2.1.3.6
- Roon RJ, Barker HA (1972). "Fermentation of agmatine in Streptococcus faecalis: occurrence of putrescine transcarbamoylase". J. Bacteriol. 109: 44–50. 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: 9532–41. PMID 6895223.
[edit] External links
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- The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 9076-55-5.