Biology:Lysine carbamoyltransferase

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lysine carbamoyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.1.3.8
CAS number86352-19-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a lysine carbamoyltransferase (EC 2.1.3.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

carbamoyl phosphate + L-lysine [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] phosphate + L-homocitrulline

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are carbamoyl phosphate and L-lysine, whereas its two products are phosphate and L-homocitrulline.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases that transfer one-carbon groups, specifically the carboxy- and carbamoyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is carbamoyl-phosphate:L-lysine carbamoyltransferase. This enzyme is also called lysine transcarbamylase.

References

  • "Separation of ornithine and lysine activities of the ornithine-transcarbamylase-catalyzed reaction". Enzyme 29 (4): 271–7. 1983. PMID 6409607.