Ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OTC) catalyzes the conversion of carbamoyl phosphate and ornithine to citrulline and phosphate. OTC is part of the arginine biosynthesis in plants and bacteria and part of the urea cycle in mammals.
OCT deficiency is a genetic urea cycle disorder.
3D structures of ornithine carbamoyltransferase
1a1s, 1pvv – OTC – Pyrococcus furiosus
1ef0 – OTC – Thermos thermophilus
2p2g – MtOTC – Mycobacterium tuberculosis
3gd5 – OTC – Gleobacter violaceus
3grf – OTC – Giardia intestinalis
3tpf – OTC – Campylobacter jejuni
3upd, 4kwt – VvOTC – Vibrio vulnificus
4ep1 – BaOTC (mutant) – Bacillus anthracis
Ornithine carbamoyltransferase complex
1vlv – OTC + phosphate – Thermotoga maritima
2i6u – MtOTC + norvaline + carbamoyl phosphate
4f2g – OTC + phosphate – Burkholderia thailandensis
4h31 – VvOTC + norvaline + carbamoyl phosphate
4jfr – VvOTC + carbamoyl phosphate
4jhx – VvOTC + arginine + carbamoyl phosphate
4jqo – VvOTC + citrulline + phosphate
4nf2 – BaOTC (mutant) + norvaline + carbamoyl phosphate
