Reaction Details
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L-ornithine + 2-oxoglutarate → L-glutamate + L-glutamate-5-semialdehyde
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:ORNITHINE-GLU-AMINOTRANSFORASE-RXN
References:
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