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Current Insight into Human Ornithine Aminotransferase: A Review.
Proteins - 1 Aug 2026
Floriani Fulvio, Borri Voltattorni Carla, Montioli Riccardo
Abstract excerpt
Human ornithine aminotransferase (hOAT) is a mitochondrial matrix pyridoxal-5'-phosphate enzyme (PLP) that catalyzes the reversible transfer of the δ-amino group of L-ornithine (L-Orn) to α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) yielding glutamate-5-semialdehyde (GSA) and glutamate. GSA is prone to cyclize to Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate. Human OAT holds significant clinical and scientific interest because (i) its dysfunction causes...
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