title: Ornithine degradation in Clostridium sticklandii; pyridoxal phosphate and coenzyme A dependent thiolytic cleavage of 2-amino-4-ketopentanoate to alanine and acetyl coenzyme A.
mesh_terms: D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism; D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids; D001059:Apoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002384:Catalysis; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004590:Electrophoresis, Paper; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007651:Keto Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D009952:Ornithine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D014631:Valerates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001059:Apoproteins; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007651:Keto Acids; D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents; D014631:Valerates; C006547:2-amino-4-ketopentanoate; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A; D009952:Ornithine; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; D003545:Cysteine; D000409:Alanine; D003065:Coenzyme A