UniProt functional annotation for P96108

UniProt code: P96108.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Reversibly catalyzes the transfer of the carbamoyl group from carbamoyl phosphate (CP) to the N(epsilon) atom of ornithine (ORN) to produce L-citrulline. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01109}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=carbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine = H(+) + L-citrulline + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19513, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:46911, ChEBI:CHEBI:57743, ChEBI:CHEBI:58228; EC=2.1.3.3; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_01109};
Pathway: Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-arginine biosynthesis; L-arginine from L-ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate: step 1/3. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_01109}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01109}.
Similarity: Belongs to the aspartate/ornithine carbamoyltransferase superfamily. OTCase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01109}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.