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Ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17)

Enzyme
Enzyme Class
Dates
  • Modify:
    2025-01-18

1 Names and Identifiers

1.1 Synonyms

L-ornithine carboxy-lyase

1.1.1 MeSH Entry Terms

Ornithine Carboxy-lyase

2 Chemicals and Bioactivities

2.1 Tested Compounds

3 BioAssays

4 Protein Targets

5 Pathways

6 Biochemical Reactions

7 Catalytic Activity

L-ornithine = putrescine + CO(2)

8 Cofactors

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate

9 Literature

9.1 NLM Curated PubMed Citations

9.2 Protein-Chemical Co-Occurrences in Literature

9.3 Protein-Gene Co-Occurrences in Literature

9.4 Protein-Disease Co-Occurrences in Literature

10 Information Sources

  1. ENZYME
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  3. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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