Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase

Function Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) catalyzes the production of carbamoyl phosphate from ATP, Mg+2, bicarbonate and glutamine. CPS is part of the pyrimidine and arginine biosynthesis as well as the urea cycle in vertebrates. Ornithine is an allosteric effector of CPS. There are 3 forms of CPS: CPS I participates in the urea cycle. CPS I uses glutamine for NH3 source. CPS II participates in pyrimidine metabolism CPS III is found in fish. Disease CPS I deficiency causes the accumulation of NH3 in the blood. Structural highlights CPS I and II are composed of 2 subunits. The large subunit contain active sites which bind nucleotides and other effectors. The small subunit catalyzes the hydrolysis of glutamine to glutamate and NH3. The . CPS I contains a methylglyoxal synthetase (MGS) domain which binds . Water molecules are shown as red spheres. . . . 3D structures of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 3D structures

spinqualitylabelsall models E. coli carbamoyl phosphate synthetase large chain (cyan) and small chain (salmon) complex with ADP, phosphate and ornithine, 1a9x Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image