ENTRY       EC 3.5.3.20
NAME        Diguanidinobutanase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amidines
SYSNAME     1,4-Diguanidinobutane amidinohydrolase
REACTION    1,4-Diguanidinobutane + H2O = Agmatine + Urea
SUBSTRATE   1,4-Diguanidinobutane
            H2O
PRODUCT     Agmaine
            Urea
COMMENT     Other diguanidinoalkanes with 3 to 10 methylene groups can act,
            more slowly.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.3.20
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.3.20
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