Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase
"Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A urea cycle enzyme that catalyzes the formation of orthophosphate and L-citrulline (CITRULLINE) from CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE and L-ornithine (ORNITHINE). Deficiency of this enzyme may be transmitted as an X-linked trait. EC 2.1.3.3.
| Descriptor ID |
D009954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.555.275.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase- Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase
- Carbamoyltransferase, Ornithine
- Ornithine Transcarbamylase
- Transcarbamylase, Ornithine
- Ornithine Carbamylphosphate Transferase
- Carbamylphosphate Transferase, Ornithine
- Transferase, Ornithine Carbamylphosphate
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