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Literature summary for 2.1.3.3 extracted from

  • Massant, J.; Verstreken, P.; Durbec, V.; Kholti, A.; Legrain, C.; Beeckmans, S.; Cornelis, P.; Glansdorff, N.
    Metabolic channeling of carbamoyl phosphate, a thermolabile intermediate Evidence for physical interaction between carbamate kinase-like carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase and ornithine carbamoyltransferase from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus (2002), J. Biol. Chem., 277, 18517-18522 .
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pyrococcus furiosus Q51742
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Pyrococcus furiosus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
carbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine
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Pyrococcus furiosus phosphate + L-citrulline
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
otcase
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Pyrococcus furiosus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
60
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assay at Pyrococcus furiosus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.2
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assay at Pyrococcus furiosus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase and ornithine carbamoyltransferase form an efficient channeling cluster for carbamoyl phosphate, an extremely thermolabile and potentially toxic metabolic intermediate. Therefore, by physically interacting with each other, carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase and ornithine carbamoyltransferase prevent the thermodenaturation of carbamoyl phosphate in the aqueous cytoplasmic environment Pyrococcus furiosus