Ornithine aminotransferase

ornithine aminotransferase
OAT + PLP, Human
Identifiers
EC no.2.6.1.13
CAS no.9030-42-6
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
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NCBIproteins
ornithine aminotransferase
Identifiers
SymbolOAT
NCBI gene4942
HGNC8091
OMIM258870
RefSeqNM_000274
UniProtP04181
Other data
EC number2.6.1.13
LocusChr. 10 q26
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Ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) is an enzyme which is encoded in human by the OAT gene located on chromosome 10.

The OAT involved in the ultimate formation of the non-essential amino acid proline from the amino acid ornithine. Ornithine aminotransferase forms the initial intermediate in this process. It catalyzes the reverse reaction as well, and is therefore essential in creating ornithine from the starting substrate proline.