Main Reaction: Ornithine >> Putrescine

Reference: PubMed ID: 22311164
Authors: Docimo T, Reichelt M, Schneider B, Kai M, Kunert G, Gershenzon J, D'Auria JC
Title: The first step in the biosynthesis of cocaine in Erythroxylum coca: the characterization of arginine and ornithine decarboxylases.
Published: 2012 Apr

Ornithine --> Putrescine