B6db activities : xodc2

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	xodc2
Description	L-lysine/L-ornithine decarboxylase
Alternative names	AZIN2 (gene name);
Catalyzed reaction	L-lysine = cadaverine + CO(2) L-ornithine = putrescine + CO(2)
Comments	The enzyme from Xenopous laevis reacts preferably with L-lysine, while retaining substantial activity towards L-ornithine.
Organisms	-Metazoa
Family	xodc2 (0)

Links	Enzyme (activities) xodc2 BRENDA (activities) xodc2 KEGG (pathways) xodc2 PLPMDB (PLP mutants) xodc2

References	Lambertos A, Peñafiel R (2019) Polyamine biosynthesis in Xenopus laevis: the xlAZIN2/xlODC2 gene encodes a lysine/ornithine decarboxylase PLoS One 14 e0218500. Articles on xodc2

last changed	2019/10/21 13:25

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