Ornithine decarboxylase
BE0000404ProteinHumansODC1
Catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step of polyamine biosynthesis that converts ornithine into putrescine, which is the precursor for the polyamines, spermidine and spermine. It is acted on by 13 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- ODC1
- UniProtKB entry
- P11926Swiss-Prot
- Residues / weight
- 461 residues · 51,148 Da
- Also known as
- 4.1.1.17 · ODC
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Ornithine decarboxylase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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