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From: kohn@VALIANT.NIEHS.NIH.GOV ("Michael Kohn")
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Subject: Re: OTC
Date: 15 Oct 1999 05:55:58 -0700
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You are probably referring to ornithine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.3),
also called ornithine carbamoyltransferase. This is a mitochndrial
enzyme found primarily in the liver. It catalyzes the conversion of
ornithine to citrulline as part of the urea cycle, which is responsible
for production of urea from the nitrogen in excess amino acids.

-- 
Michael C. Kohn

Laboratory of Computational Biology and Risk Analysis
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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