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Information on EC 6.3.2.11 - carnosine synthase

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IUBMB Comments

This enzyme was thought to form AMP [1,2], but studies with highly purified enzyme proved that it forms ADP . Carnosine is a dipeptide that is present at high concentrations in skeletal muscle and the olfactory bulb of vertebrates . It is also found in the skeletal muscle of some invertebrates. The enzyme can also catalyse the formation of homocarnosine from 4-aminobutanoate and L-histidine, with much lower activity .

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
  • 6.3.2.11
  • dipeptide
  • olfactory
  • bulb
  • castration-resistant
  • high-intensity
  • histidine-containing
  • carnosine-related

Synonyms
carnosine synthase, carnosine synthetase, carns, atpgd1, homocarnosine-carnosine synthetase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
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ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
ATP + L-histidine + beta-alanine = ADP + phosphate + carnosine
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
carnosine biosynthesis, homocarnosine biosynthesis
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