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Literature summary for 4.1.1.19 extracted from

  • 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]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
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additional information
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Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
74000
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4 * 74000, biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
82000
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2 * or 10 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
82000
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10 * or 1 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
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

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase and synthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
16.4
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biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
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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L-arginine
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Escherichia coli agmatine + CO2
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
decamer 10 * or 1 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
dimer 2 * or 10 * 82000, degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
tetramer 4 * 74000, biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
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Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
5.2
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degradative arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli
8.4
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biosynthetic arginine decarboxylase Escherichia coli

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate stimulates Escherichia coli