Ornithine transcarbamylase
MAMMALIAN PROTEIN FOUND IN HOMO SAPIENS
Ornithine transcarbamoylase; Ornithine carbamoyltransferase; OTC (gene); EC 2.1.3.3; Carbamoyl-phosphate:L-ornithine carbamoyltransferase
Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) (also called ornithine carbamoyltransferase) is an enzyme () that catalyzes the reaction between carbamoyl phosphate (CP) and ornithine (Orn) to form citrulline (Cit) and phosphate (Pi). There are two classes of OTC: anabolic and catabolic.