glutamate + L-glutamate gamma-semialdehyde <=> ornithine + alpha-ketoglutarate [OAT]

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-70666
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
Synonyms
L-glutamate + L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde => 2-oxoglutarate + L-ornithine
ReviewStatus
5/5
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Mitochondrial ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) catalyzes the reversible reaction of glutamate semialdehyde and glutamate to form ornithine and alpha-ketoglutarate (Ohura et al. 1982). The active enzyme is a hexamer (Shen et al. 1998). Inherited OAT deficiency leads to ornithine accumulation in vivo and gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina (Brody et al. 1992; Vallee and Simell 2001).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
  The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, 8th ed

Beaudet, AL, Scriver, CR, Sly, WS, Valle, D

  2001
1737786 Ornithine delta-aminotransferase mutations in gyrate atrophy. Allelic heterogeneity and functional consequences.

Obie, C, Valle, D, Kaiser-Kupfer, M, Robert, MF, Sipila, I, Mitchell, GA, Steel, G, Michaud, J, Fontaine, G, Brody, LC

J Biol Chem 1992
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Catalyst Activity

ornithine aminotransferase activity of OAT hexamer [mitochondrial matrix]

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