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Literature summary for 4.1.1.19 extracted from

  • Zhu, M.Y.; Wang, W.P.; Huang, J.; Regunathan, S.
    Chronic treatment with glucocorticoids alters rat hippocampal and prefrontal cortical morphology in parallel with endogenous agmatine and arginine decarboxylase levels (2007), J. Neurochem., 103, 1811-1820.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
additional information chronic treatment, over 21 days, with glucocorticoids, via dexamethasone, alters endogenous agmatine and arginine decarboxylase levels in the brain, reversible by exogenous agmatine, overview Rattus norvegicus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-arginine Rattus norvegicus the enzyme is the enzyme essential for agmatine synthesis, chronic treatment with glucocorticoids alters rat hippocampal and prefrontal cortical morphology in parallel with endogenous agmatine and arginine decarboxylase levels, neuroprotective effect of agmatine on dexamethasone-induced neuronal damage in brain areas, overview agmatine + CO2
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
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male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rats
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
brain
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Rattus norvegicus
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hippocampus
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Rattus norvegicus
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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quantitative determination of agmatine levels in the brain Rattus norvegicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-arginine
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Rattus norvegicus agmatine + CO2
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L-arginine the enzyme is the enzyme essential for agmatine synthesis, chronic treatment with glucocorticoids alters rat hippocampal and prefrontal cortical morphology in parallel with endogenous agmatine and arginine decarboxylase levels, neuroprotective effect of agmatine on dexamethasone-induced neuronal damage in brain areas, overview Rattus norvegicus agmatine + CO2
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
ADC
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Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
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Rattus norvegicus