Table 1 Enzymes present in the rat liver but not in the human liver.

From: Genome-scale metabolic model of the rat liver predicts effects of diet restriction

Gene symbol

Enzyme

Enzyme name

Reaction formula

Pathway

Ref.

Tdh

1.1.1.103

L-threonine 3-dehydrogenase

L-threonine + NAD+ = L-2-amino-3-oxobutanoate + NADH + H+

Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism

41

Gulo

1.1.3.8

L-gulonolactone oxidase

L-gulono-1,4-lactone + O2 = L-ascorbate + H2O2

Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism

43

Cmah

1.14.18.2

CMP-N-acetylneuraminate monooxygenase

CMP-N-acetylneuraminate + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = CMP-N-glycoloylneuraminate + 2 ferricytochrome b5 + H2O

Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism

79

Uox

1.7.3.3

uric acid oxidase

urate + O2 + H2O = 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2

Purine metabolism

45

Ggta1

2.4.1.87

N-acetyllactosaminide 3-alpha-galactosyltransferase

UDP-alpha-D-galactose + beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-R = UDP + alpha-D-galactosyl-(1->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-R (where R can be OH, an oligosaccharide or a glycoconjugate)

Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series

80

Art2b

3.2.2.5

NAD glycohydrolase

NAD+ + H2O = ADP-D-ribose + nicotinamide

Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism

81, 82

RGD1309350

3.5.2.17

hydroxyisourate hydrolase

5-hydroxyisourate + H2O = 5-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-ureido-2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate

Purine metabolism

42

LOC688286

4.1.2.48

low-specificity L-threonine aldolase

L-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde

Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism

83