ENTRY       EC 1.13.12.1
NAME        Arginine 2-monooxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of one atom of oxygen (internal monooxygenases
            or internal mixed function oxidases)
SYSNAME     L-Arginine:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
REACTION    L-Arginine + O2 = 4-Guanidinobutanamide + CO2 + H2O
SUBSTRATE   L-Arginine
            O2
            Canavanine
            Homoarginine
PRODUCT     4-Guanidinobutanamide
            CO2
            H2O
COFACTOR    FAD
COMMENT     A flavoprotein.  Also acts on canavanine and homoarginine.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00330  Arginine and proline metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.12.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.12.1
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