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Literature summary for 4.1.1.17 extracted from

  • Brooks, H.B.; Phillips, M.A.
    Characterization of the reaction mechanism for Trypanosoma brucei ornithine decarboxylase by multiwavelength stopped-flow spectroscopy (1997), Biochemistry, 36, 15147-15155.
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-Orn Trypanosoma brucei key enzyme in polyamine metabolism ?
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Trypanosoma brucei
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Trypanosoma brucei

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
L-ornithine = putrescine + CO2 mechanism, reaction proceeds via formation of a Schiff base intermediate Trypanosoma brucei

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-Orn
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Trypanosoma brucei Putrescine + CO2
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?
L-Orn key enzyme in polyamine metabolism Trypanosoma brucei ?
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?

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate required Trypanosoma brucei