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  • Morris, D.R.; Boeker, E.A.
    Biosynthetic and biodegradative ornithine and arginine decarboxylases from Escherichia coli (1983), Methods Enzymol., 94, 125-134.
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KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.1.1.17 3.6
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L-Orn degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.17 5.6
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L-Orn biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 additional information
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additional information
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Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
4.1.1.17 80000
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2 * 80000, degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.17 81000
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2 * 81000, biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 74000
-
4 * 74000, biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 82000
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2 * or 10 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 82000
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10 * or 1 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
4.1.1.19 L-Arg Escherichia coli 2 enzyme forms: a biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase and a degradative arginine decarboxylase. The physiological role of the degradative arginine decarboxylase possibly is the regulation of the environmental pH ?
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?

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
4.1.1.17 Escherichia coli
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-
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4.1.1.19 Escherichia coli
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-
-

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
4.1.1.17 a biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase and a degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase and synthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
4.1.1.17 99
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biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.17 130
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degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 16.4
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biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4.1.1.17 L-Orn
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Escherichia coli Putrescine + CO2
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?
4.1.1.19 L-Arg 2 enzyme forms: a biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase and a degradative arginine decarboxylase. The physiological role of the degradative arginine decarboxylase possibly is the regulation of the environmental pH Escherichia coli ?
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?
4.1.1.19 L-arginine
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Escherichia coli agmatine + CO2
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?

Subunits

EC Number Subunits Comment Organism
4.1.1.17 dimer 2 * 81000, biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.17 dimer 2 * 80000, degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 decamer 10 * or 1 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 dimer 2 * or 10 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 tetramer 4 * 74000, biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Synonyms

EC Number Synonyms Comment Organism
4.1.1.17 dODC degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Turnover Number [1/s]

EC Number Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.1.1.17 additional information
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additional information
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Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 additional information
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additional information
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Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4.1.1.17 6.9
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degradative ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.17 8.3
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biosynthetic ornithine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 5.2
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degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 8.4
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biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Cofactor

EC Number Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
4.1.1.17 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate cofactor Escherichia coli
4.1.1.19 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate stimulates Escherichia coli