Function and Biology Details
Reaction catalysed:
L-ornithine = putrescine + CO(2)
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:
- Ornithine decarboxylase
- Ornithine/DAP/Arg decarboxylase
- PLP-binding barrel
- Alanine racemase/group IV decarboxylase, C-terminal
- Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, C-terminal
- Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, conserved site
- Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, pyridoxal-phosphate binding site
- Orn/DAP/Arg decarboxylase 2, N-terminal
Structure analysis Details
Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
ornithine decarboxylase (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-176757 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Ligands and Environments
No bound ligands
No modified residues
Experiments and Validation Details
X-ray source:
BRUKER AXS MICROSTAR-H
Spacegroup:
P212121
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)