Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	arginase
Alternative names	L-arginine amidinohydrolase arginine amidinase canavanase L-arginase arginine transamidinase
EC Classification	3.5.3.1
Classification	Hydrolases Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds In linear amidines
Catalyses reactions	H2O + L-Arginine <-> L-Ornithine + Urea H2O + Agmatine <-> Urea + Putrescine H2O + Canavanine <-> Urea + L-Canaline H2O + L-Argininamide <-> Urea + L-Ornithinamide H2O + L-Argininic acid <-> Urea + L-2-Hydroxy-5-aminovalerate H2O + L-Homoarginine <-> L-Lysine + Urea H2O + 5-Thioguanidinovaleric acid <-> Urea + 5-Sulfanylpentanoic acid H2O + S-(4-Aminobutyl)isothiourea <-> Urea + 4-Aminobutane-1-thiol H2O + 4-Guanidino-2-nitrophenylacetate <-> Urea + 4-Amino-2-nitrophenylacetate H2O + 4-Guanidino-3-nitrobenzoic acid <-> Urea + 4-Amino-3-nitrobenzoic acid H2O + 1-Nitro-3-guanidinobenzene <-> Urea + 3-Nitroaniline H2O + L-Thioarginine <-> Urea + (2S)-2-Amino-5-mercaptopentanoate
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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