ENTRY       EC 3.5.3.6
NAME        Arginine deiminase
            Arginine dihydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amidines
SYSNAME     L-Arginine iminohydrolase
REACTION    L-Arginine + H2O = L-Citrulline + NH3
SUBSTRATE   L-Arginine
            H2O
            Canavanine
PRODUCT     L-Citrulline
            NH3
COMMENT     Also acts on canavanine.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00330  Arginine and proline metabolism
GENES       MPN: H03_orf438(arcA) H10_orf198(arcA) H10_orf238(arcA)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.3.6
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.3.6
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