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Arginase
| Liver arginase | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | ARG1 | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 383 | ||||||
| HGNC | 663 | ||||||
| OMIM | 608313 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_000045 | ||||||
| UniProt | P05089 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| EC number | 3.5.3.1 | ||||||
| Locus | Chr. 6 q23 | ||||||
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| Arginase, type II | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | ARG2 | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 384 | ||||||
| HGNC | 664 | ||||||
| OMIM | 107830 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_001172 | ||||||
| UniProt | P78540 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| EC number | 3.5.3.1 | ||||||
| Locus | Chr. 14 q24.1 | ||||||
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Arginase (EC 3.5.3.1, arginine amidinase, canavanase, L-arginase, arginine transamidinase) is a manganese-containing enzyme. The reaction catalyzed by this enzyme is:
It is the final enzyme of the urea cycle. It is ubiquitous to all domains of life.
- ^ Di Costanzo L, Pique ME, Christianson DW (May 2007). "Crystal structure of human arginase I complexed with thiosemicarbazide reveals an unusual thiocarbonyl mu-sulfide ligand in the binuclear manganese cluster". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (20): 6388–9. doi:10.1021/ja071567j. PMC 2593847. PMID 17469833.
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