MetaCyc Pathway: putrescine biosynthesis II in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482

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Arginine decarboxylase:
L-arginine + H+→agmatine + CO2 (EC 4.1.1.19)
BT3394
Agmatine deiminase:
agmatine + H2O→N-carbamoylputrescine + ammonium (EC 3.5.3.12)
BT0876
N-carbamoylputrescine amidase:
N-carbamoylputrescine + 2 H+ + H2O→putrescine + ammonium + CO2 (EC 3.5.1.53)
BT0875

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Candidate genes for each reaction are identified from best hits to MetaCyc; by matching EC numbers (which are assigned by TIGRFam, SEED, or best hits to KEGG); or by matching SEED roles to KEGG reactions to MetaCyc reactions. See the "Protein" tab of each gene for more information