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CATH Superfamily 3.40.50.20

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FunFam 2: Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase large chain

There are 4 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing). [EC: 6.3.5.5]
2 ATP + L-glutamine + HCO(3)(-) + H(2)O = 2 ADP + phosphate + L-glutamate + carbamoyl phosphate.
  • The product carbamoyl phosphate is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of arginine and the pyrimidine nucleotides.
  • The enzyme from Escherichia coli has three separate active sites, which are connected by a molecular tunnel that is almost 100 A in length.
  • The amidotransferase domain within the small subunit of the enzyme hydrolyzes glutamine to ammonia via a thioester intermediate.
  • The ammonia migrates through the interior of the protein, where it reacts with carboxyphosphate to produce the carbamate intermediate.
  • The carboxyphosphate intermediate is formed by the phosphorylation of hydrogencarbonate by ATP at a site contained within the N-terminal half of the large subunit.
  • The carbamate intermediate is transported through the interior of the protein to a second site within the C-terminal half of the large subunit, where it is phosphorylated by another ATP to yield the final product, carbamoyl phosphate.
  • Cf. EC 6.3.4.16.
  • Formerly EC 2.7.2.9.
 88 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 A6ZQ65 B0R6F0 B0R6F0
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Aspartate carbamoyltransferase. [EC: 2.1.3.2]
Carbamoyl phosphate + L-aspartate = phosphate + N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate.
    		 13 B2RQC6 O93937 P05990 P05990 P07259 P08955 P20054 P27708 Q09794 Q18990
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    Dihydroorotase. [EC: 3.5.2.3]
    (S)-dihydroorotate + H(2)O = N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate.
      		 10 B2RQC6 P05990 P05990 P08955 P20054 P27708 Q18990 Q91437 X2JFG0 X2JFG0
      Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (ammonia). [EC: 6.3.4.16]
      2 ATP + NH(3) + HCO(3)(-) = 2 ADP + phosphate + carbamoyl phosphate.
      • The enzyme catalyzes the first committed step in the urea cycle.
      • The reaction proceeds via three separate chemical reactions: phosphorylation of hydrogencarbonate to carboxyphosphate; a nucleophilic attack of ammonia on carboxyphosphate yielding carbamate; and the phosphorylation of carbamate forming carbamoyl phosphate.
      • Two moles of ATP are utilized for the synthesis of one molecule of carbamyl phosphate, making the reaction essentially irreversible.
      • The enzyme requires the allosteric activator N-acetyl-L-glutamate.
      • Cf. EC 6.3.5.5.
      • Formerly EC 2.7.2.5.
      		 6 A0A024R454 A0A024R454 P07756 P31327 P31327 Q8C196
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