Enzyme Details
Enzyme (Recommended) Name
putrescine carbamoyltransferase
Alternative names
putrescine synthase
carbamoyl-phosphate:putrescine carbamoyltransferase
PTCase
putrescine transcarbamylase
EC Classification
2.1.3.6
Classification
Transferases
Transferring one-carbon groups
Carboxyl- and carbamoyltransferases
Catalyses reactions
Carbamoyl phosphate + Putrescine <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoylputrescine
Carbamoyl phosphate + Cadaverine <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoylcadaverine
Carbamoyl phosphate + Spermidine <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoylspermidine
Carbamoyl phosphate + Spermine <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoylspermine
Carbamoyl phosphate + 1,6-Diaminohexane <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoyl-1,6-diaminohexane
Carbamoyl phosphate + 1,3-Diaminopropane <-> Phosphate + N-Carbamoyl-1,3-diaminopropane
N-Carbamoylputrescine + Arsenate <-> Putrescine + Carbamoyl arsenate
L-Ornithine + Carbamoyl phosphate <-> Phosphate + L-Citrulline
External links
Expasy
KEGG
IntEnz (EBI)
IUBMB
Reactome
HepatoSys
View all entries for EC Class 2.1.3.6