Structural highlights
4am8 is a 6 chain structure with sequence from "enterococcus_proteiformis"_thiercelin_and_jouhaud_1903 "enterococcus proteiformis" thiercelin and jouhaud 1903. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , , , , , |
| Related: | 4a8h, 4a8p, 4a8t |
| Activity: | Putrescine carbamoyltransferase, with EC number 2.1.3.6 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[PTC_ENTFA] Catalyzes the phosphorolysis of N-carbamoylputrescine to form carbamoyl phosphate and putrescine. Is involved in the degradation pathway of the polyamine agmatine. Also has weak activity with ornithine and cadaverine.[1]
References
- ↑ Roon RJ, Barker HA. Fermentation of agmatine in Streptococcus faecalis: occurrence of putrescine transcarbamoylase. J Bacteriol. 1972 Jan;109(1):44-50. PMID:4621632