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Q7MZ18 · OTC_PHOLL

Function

function

Reversibly catalyzes the transfer of the carbamoyl group from carbamoyl phosphate (CP) to the N(epsilon) atom of ornithine (ORN) to produce L-citrulline.

Catalytic activity

Pathway

Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-arginine biosynthesis; L-arginine from L-ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate: step 1/3.

Features

Showing features for binding site.

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TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site56-59carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site83carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site107carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site134-137carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site168L-ornithine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site232L-ornithine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site236-237L-ornithine (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site274-275carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site320carbamoyl phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Cellular Componentcytoplasm
Molecular Functionamino acid binding
Molecular Functionornithine carbamoyltransferase activity
Biological Processarginine biosynthetic process via ornithine
Biological Processcitrulline biosynthetic process

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Ornithine carbamoyltransferase
  • EC number
  • Short names
    OTCase

Gene names

    • Name
      argI
    • Ordered locus names
      plu4490

Organism names

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    Q7MZ18

Proteomes

Subcellular Location

Keywords

PTM/Processing

Features

Showing features for chain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
ChainPRO_00001129781-338Ornithine carbamoyltransferase

Interaction

Protein-protein interaction databases

Structure

Family & Domains

Sequence similarities

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    338
  • Mass (Da)
    37,805
  • Last updated
    2003-12-15 v1
  • MD5 Checksum
    5478A178E71311260F7F70A574C37E01
MNPFHQRHFLRLLDFSSAEIHALLKLAAELKSTKKSGTEKALLTGKNIVLIFEKDSTRTRCSFEVAAYDQGANITYLGPSGNQIGHKESIKDTARILGRMYDGIQYRGYAQTIVESLAKYAGVPVWNGLTDEFHPTQLLADLLTIQEHQPEKPLSEIKFAYLGDARNNMGNTMLEAAALTGMDVRLIAPEKYWPNAALVTECQKLAEKTGGKITLTENITEGVKNTDFLYTDVWVSMGEPKDVWQQRVHLLKPYQVNMDVVSMTGNPQVKFLHCLPAFHDEETALGKQLAAEFNMYGGLEVTNEVFESEHSIVFDQGENRLHTIKAVMVATLANDLKI

Keywords

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
BX571874
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
CAE16862.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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