ENTRY       EC 3.5.3.17
NAME        Guanidinopropionase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amidines
SYSNAME     3-Guanidinopropanoate amidinopropionase
REACTION    3-Guanidinopropanoate + H2O = beta-Alanine + Urea
SUBSTRATE   3-Guanidinopropanoate
            H2O
PRODUCT     beta-Alanine
            Urea
COFACTOR    Manganese
COMMENT     Requires Mn2+. Also acts, more slowly, on taurocyamine and
            4-guanidinobutanoate.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.3.17
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.3.17
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