Enzyme Details

 EC Classification 4.1.1.17
 Enzyme name
(recommended)
ornithine decarboxylase
 Alternative names L-ornithine carboxy-lyase (putrescine-forming)
SpeC
L-ornithine carboxy-lyase
 Classification
Lyases
Carbon-carbon lyases
carboxy-lyases
 Catalyses reactions
L-Ornithine <-> CO2 + Putrescine
L-Lysine <-> CO2 + Cadaverine
L-Arginine <-> CO2 + Agmatine
 External links Expasy
KEGG
BRENDA
IntEnz (EBI)
IUBMB
Reactome
MetaCrop


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